Fall 2009 Student Teaching Orientation and Seminars

Orientation Friday, Aug. 7th 1:00 – 4:00 Hall of Honors
Seminar 1 Thurs., Aug. 27th 3:00 – 6:00 Engbretson
Seminar 2 Thurs., Sept. 10th 3:00 – 6:00 Hall of Honors
Seminar 3 Thurs., Sept. 24th 3:00 – 6:00 Hall of Honors
Seminar 4 Thurs., Oct. 15th 3:00 – 6:00 Engbretson
Seminar 5 Thurs., Nov. 12th 3:00 – 6:00 Hall of Honors
Dinner Thurs., Nov. 12th 6:00 – 8:00 E-Lounge

July 11, 2009 ICTS Test Administration Date Added

Registration opens today, April 13, 2009, for a supplemental ICTS test administration to be held on July 11, 2009.  Registration can be completed only on the Internet for this test administration.  Please visit http://www.icts.nesinc.com for further information, including available test fields and test areas.

Multiple-choice only content-area tests will be offered at eight Illinois test sites.

An informational flyer is now available online as a PDF document at: http://www.icts.nesinc.com/PDFs/2009_IL_Supp_Admin_flyer.pdf

Comptur-Based Basic Skills Test Now Available

ANNOUNCEMENT:  Basic Skills Computer-based Testing

The ICTS Basic Skills test is now offered on computer in addition to the regularly scheduled paper-based administrations. Basic Skills computer-based testing (CBT) is available during select five or six-day testing windows at Pearson Professional Centers.

There are Pearson Professional Centers in the following Illinois locations:

* Chicago (Financial District)
* Chicago (La Salle) (March 2009 only)
* Chicago (Wacker Drive)
* Marion
* Peoria
* Schaumburg (Chicago NW)
* Springfield

There are also additional Pearson Professional Centers in neighboring states, including the following locations:

* Evansville, IN
* Terre Haute, IN
* Merrillville, IN
* St. Louis, MO (2 centers)
* Davenport, IA
* Kenosha, WI

Refer to the Pearson VUE Web site at http://www.pearsonvue.com/icts for up-to-date information about test centers, including test center addresses and locations of over 200 test centers in the United States.

For the remainder of the 2008-2009 program year, CBT testing windows for Basic Skills will occur as follows (excluding Sundays):

• March 12-18, 2009
• May 14-20, 2009
• July 9-15, 2009
• August 5-10, 2009

Registration for Basic Skills CBT is available only on the Internet.

Please refer to the ICTS web site (http://www.icts.nesinc.com) for more information.

IASB Job Fair Scheduled for March 7, 2009

MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND REGISTER ONLINE AT www.iasb.com/jobfair09

The Illinois Association of School Boards presents its:

14th Annual IASB Job Fair for Teachers, Administrators, and Education Majors

Saturday, March 7, 2009
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
The Shannon Center
of Saint Xavier University
3700 West 103rd Street
Chicago, Illinois

Are you putting the finishing touches on your education degree?  Are you ready to take that first step?  Or, are you preparing to take the next step in your career?  Whether you are just completing your education or are ready to advance your career, the time to act is now!

Come to the 14th Annual IASB Job Fair for Teachers, Administrators, and Education Majors for on-site interviews with school recruiting teams from Illinois schools.  The IASB Job Fair is the perfect opportunity to get your name, face, and credentials known to the people who will make hiring decisions for both current and future positions.

Register online at www.iasb.com/jobfair09. $5 in advance or $10 at the door. Advance registration closes at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3rd. Registration fees are non-refundable; only confirmed registrants will be allowed to enter the Job Fair.  Each recruiting school district will receive the IASB Job Candidate Database containing information provided in the online registration form.

Approximately 45 school districts are anticipated at Job Fair, so bring enough copies of your resume to share with each representative you meet.  Doors will open to candidates at 9:00 a.m. and parking is free!

This event is an Equal Employment Opportunity.

Please feel free to share this information with your colleagues.

Hope to see you on Saturday, March 7th at the Job Fair!

IASB is a voluntary, not-for-profit organization dedicated to training and advocating on behalf of local school boards.  Its mission is excellence in local school governance and support of public education.

Scholarship Opportunity!

Up to four $1500 scholarships will be awarded in the “REACh Your Goals” Scholarship Program.

Eligibility criteria:

To be eligible for the scholarship program, you must meet the following criteria:
•    be at least twenty-five years old at the time of application;
•    be enrolled in or admitted to a degree or certificate program at an eligible college or university that is a member of the REACh organization (check our website for a list of member schools whose students are eligible to apply);
•    reside in the greater Chicagoland area;
•    be a US citizen or permanent resident;
•    be eligible to receive the REACh Scholarship per your institution’s financial aid guidelines;
•    undergraduate students must have earned the equivalent of a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours or 15 quarter hours of college level credit at time of application;;
•    graduate students must have earned the equivalent of a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on 4.0 scale based on the last half of baccalaureate credit hours or based on 12 semester hours or 15 quarter hours of graduate level credit.

Application deadline: All applications must be postmarked no later than April 15th, 2009.

You can download and application form from: http://www.reach-chicago.org/scholarships/2009/REACh_Scholarship_2009.pdf

About REACh, from their website at http://www.reach-chicago.org:

Resources for the Education of Adults in the Chicago Area (REACh) is a not-for-profit consortium of educational, civic, and corporate organizations.  REACh was organized as a collaborative effort to provide adults easier access to information about educational and financial aid opportunities.  Our members include academic institutions representing technical, vocational, undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, financial institutions, and civic minded corporations.  The association was formally incorporated in 1988 and has grown to include approximately 50 member institutions throughout the greater Chicago metropolitan area.

Winter 2010 Student Teaching Applicants

There will be mandatory meetings for all students who wish to apply for student teaching in Winter 2010. You must attend one of these meetings. These meetings will be held at the times below and will last about 45 minutes.

Wednesday            January 14th       9:00 AM              G227

Wednesday             January 14th       3:00 PM               G227

Thursday                 January 15th       9:00 AM              G227

Thursday                January 15th        3:00 PM               G227

Contact Sara Acton at s-scton@govst.edu if you have questions.

Winter 2009 Orientation

The Winter 2009 New Student Orientation will be held on Friday, January 16th from 9:00 – 2:30 in the Hall of Honors. This is a very important meeting and all new students should attend.  Contact Sara Acton at 708-235-7356 or s-acton@govst.edu for more information.

Fall 2009 Student Teaching Applicants

Mandatory meetings for Fall 2009 Student Teaching Applicants will be held on the following dates and times:

Wed., Nov. 19, 2008 at 9 AM in G261

Wed., Nov. 19, 2008 at 3:00 in G261

Thurs., Nov. 20, 2008 at 9 AM in G261

Thurs., Nov. 20, 2008 at 3 PM in G261

Announcement: Basic Skills Prep Workshop Information

The Academic Resource Center presents:

PREPARATION WORKSHOP MATH REVIEW FOR THE ILLINOIS TEACHER CERTIFICATION BASIC SKILLS TEST. THE PRICE FOR THESE WORKSHOPS HAS BEEN LOWERED FROM $150.00 TO $100.00 (for 3 workshops)!

This 3 week workshop reviews the content, problem-solving and mathematical reasoning skills needed to help participants prepare for the math portion of the Illinois Certification Basic Skills Test.

The $100.00 workshop registration fee includes:

• Preparation materials
• Study Guides
• Diagnostic exam

THE DATES OF THE NEXT WORKSHOP SERIES TO PREPARE FOR THE BASIC SKILLS EXAM ON NOVEMBER 8, 2008 ARE AS FOLLOWS (You’ll attend all three sessions for the complete workshop):

• OCTOBER 18, 2008
  
• OCTOBER 25, 2008
  
• NOVEMBER 1, 2008

The workshops are held in the Academic Resource Center from 9:00 a.m. to noon on these 3 Saturdays!

FOR REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT INFORMATION, CONTACT:

DONNA RUTLEDGE
Academic Resource Center
708-235-3964
d-rutledge@govst.edu

ALL FEES MUST BE PAID ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE FIRST WORKSHOP SESSION!

Lab II students

Remember to take your Content Exam (Test 110) on October 4th (late registration for that test is good until Sept. 12th) or Nov. 8th (late registration for that test is good until Oct. 17th.  There is no test in Dec.

Visit the ICTS website to register for the Content Exam at http://www.icts.nesinc.com