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Suzanne Johnson

U-46 administrators share stories, take questions from aspiring superintendents

October 6, 2025 Mark McGowan enewsletter, LEPF, Student Success

Members of the School District U-46 leadership team were front and center Sept. 30 for the latest Aspiring Superintendents Forum. Launched in 2021 by NIU Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations Associate Professor Ben Creed and Clinical Assistant Professor Lynn Gibson,

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PLEDGE-ECC celebrates new graduates, program’s alumni roster surpasses 100

May 19, 2025 Mark McGowan CI, enewsletter, Partnerships, SEED, Student Success

Olivia Warren had never really considered becoming a teacher. A part-time job as an elementary school cafeteria/recess aide changed that. “I was interested in going into social work because I really like the mental health aspect,” Warren says. “Then, I started working

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NIU PLEDGE, Elgin Community College add 18 elementary teachers to pipeline

May 10, 2023 Mark McGowan CI, enewsletter, Partnerships, SEED, Student Success

The numbers tell an amazing story. Eighteen B.S.Ed. in Elementary Education majors started the third cohort of the College of Education’s PLEDGE (Partnering to Lead and Empower District-Grown Educators) program with Elgin Community College in the fall semester of 2021. All 18

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U-46 paraprofessionals ‘leap’ to begin journey to Special Education degrees

February 2, 2022 Mark McGowan enewsletter, SEED

Thirty-five paraprofessionals from School District U-46 have begun their employer-paid pursuit of NIU bachelor’s degrees in Special Education. Part of the College of Education’s PLEDGE-Partnering to Lead and Empower District-Grown Educators initiative, the new Licensed Educator Accelerated Pathway (LEAP) program provides a

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