Directory

of
Regional Offices
of Education
and
Intermediate Service Centers

Illinois State Board of Education

100 North First Street
Springfield, Illinois 62777-0001

July 13, 2010

 Regional Offices of Education
Regional Superintendents are locally elected officials who administer Regional Offices of Education, which
are grouped by county or counties throughout Illinois.

Note to Educators: Certificate registration, applications for state certificates and endorsements are
processed through Regional Offices of Education. If you have any questions or wish to submit certification
documents, please contact the Regional Office that serves the school or district in the area where you are
employed or if you are not currently employed, the area where you live. Educators who no longer live in
Illinois register or apply through the Regional Office that last registered their certificates.

Applications and registration may also be submitted through ECS, an online application at www.isbe.net.
Educators indicate the appropriate Regional Office when submitting information.

Responsibilities of the Regional Superintendent

Educational Administration
• Respond to legal questions from educators, boards of education and other citizens. Issue, register and
renew teacher certificates.
• Supervise and assist in transportation programs, scientific literacy programs and other staff
development programs.
• Administer the G.E.D. testing programs and issue diplomas.
• Disseminate information on scholarships and teacher vacancies.
• Conduct professional growth opportunities.
• Approve school calendars, in-service days, workshops and institutes.
• Conduct hearings for School Districts reorganization.
• Administer Truancy Intervention programs and Safe School Alternative Education programs.

Cooperation Management
• Assist the Illinois State Board of Education in the evaluation and recognition of public schools, and
private schools who ask to be recognized.
• Maintain maps of all school districts.
• Administer cooperative programs.
• Monitor public schools during strikes.
• Remove any member of a school board for failure to perform official duties.
• Assist with cooperatives, special education programs and vocational programs.
• Serve as Ex-Officio secretary of the Regional Board of School Trustees.

Financial
• Audit district claims for General State Aid, categorical funds, and Federal grants.
• Review budgets, audits, evidence of indebtedness and annual financial reports.
• Check bonding of school treasurers.
• Disburse state and federal funds.
• Act as administrative and/or fiscal agent for appropriate programs.

Health and Life Safety

• Visit and inspect each public school annually.
• Supervise school buildings for health and life safety and condemn buildings if necessary.
• Provide courses in safety and first aid for bus drivers.
• Approve and issue building permits and occupancy permits.

Public Relations
• Respond to questions and concerns, including legal questions, from parents, teachers, administrators,
board of education and other citizens.
• Promote and support educational programs and achievements of the schools and educators.
• Hold public hearings on topics vital to education.
• Serve as liaison between the state legislature and local school districts.
• Serve as liaison between the Illinois State Board of Education and local school districts.
Transportation
The Regional Office is responsible for conducting the initial training required for all new school bus drivers
prior to getting a bus permit and the annual refresher workshop required in the 12-month period prior to
renewal. Experienced drivers must take a two-hour refresher course annually, and all new drivers must
take an eight-hour course in school bus driver safety and first aid, as prescribed by the Illinois State Board
of Education and administered by the ROE.
 Regional Offices of Education
County
No. Name Regional Superintendent Assistant Superintendent Telephone Fax

01 Adams Deborah J. Niederhauser Wilfred K. Flesner 217/277-2080 217/277-2092

Pike 507 Vermont Street wflesner@roe1.k12.il.us
Quincy, Illinois 62301
dniederhauser@roe1.net website: www.wc4.org/

02 Alexander Janet Ulrich Edwin Shoemate 618/634-2292 618/634-2294

Johnson 17 Rustic Campus Drive eshoemate@roe02.k12.il.us
Massac Ullin, Illinois 62992
Pulaski julrich@roe02.k12.il.us website: www.roe02.k12.il.us/
Union

03 Bond Mark Drone Julie R. Wollerman 618/283-5011 618/283-5013

Effingham 300 South 7th Street jwollerm@fayette.k12.il.us
Fayette Vandalia, Illinois 62471
mark@fayette.k12.il.us website:
www.fayette.k12.il.us/roeweb/

04 Boone Richard Fairgrieves Lori Fanello 815/636-3060 815/636-3069

Winnebago 300 Heart Boulevard lfanello@kidsroe.org
Loves Park, Illinois 61111-
7516 website: www.4roe.org
rfairgri@kidsroe.org

05 North Executive Director: 847-824-8300 847-824-1033

Suburban Robert Ingraffia
Cook Continental Office Plaza
2340 Des Plaines River Rd.,
Ste. 414
Des Plaines, Illinois 60018
www.ncisc.org

06 West Executive Director: 708-544-4890 708-544-4891

Suburban Kay Poyner Brown
Cook 2701 W. Washington Blvd., 2nd
Flr. West
Bellwood, Illinois 60104
www.west40.org

07 South Executive Director: 708-754-6600 708-754-8687

Suburban Dr. Vanessa Kinder
Cook 253 West Joe Orr Road
Chicago Heights, Illinois 60422
www.s-cook.org

08 Carroll Marie Stiefel Aaron Mercier 815/947-3810 815/947-2717

JoDaviess 500 North Rush Street amercier@roe8.com
Stephenson Stockton, Illinois 61085 website: roe8.lth2.k12.il.us/
mstiefel@roe8.com
 County
No. Name Regional Superintendent Assistant Superintendent Telephone Fax

09 Champaign Jane Quinlan Barbara Daly 217/893-3219 217/893-0024

Ford 200 South Fredrick Street bdaly@roe9.k12.il.us
Rantoul, Illinois 61866
jquinlan@roe9.k12.il.us website:
www.roe9.k12.il.us/home.html

10 Christian Greg Springer Marie Joy 217/532-9591 217/532-9623

Montgomery Christian-Montgomery ROE mjoy@montgomery.k12.il.us
203 S. Main St.
Hillsboro, Illinois 62049 website:
www.montgomery.k12.il.us
Christian-Montgomery ROE
101 South Main Street
Taylorville, Illinois 62568
springer@montgomery.k12.il.u
s

11 Clark Nik Groothuis Kevin Van Meter 217/348-0151 217/348-0171

Coles 730 7th Street kvanmeter@roe11.k12.il.us
Cumberland Charleston, Illinois 61920
Douglas ngroothuis@roe11.k12.il.us website: www.roe11.k12.il.us/
Edgar
Moultrie
Shelby

12 Clay Carol Steinman Phil Rogers 618/392-4631 618/392-3993

Crawford 103 West Main Street progers@roe12.net
Jasper Olney, Illinois 62450 Larry Miller
Lawrence csteinman@roe12.net lmiller@roe12.net
Richland website: www.roe12.net

13 Clinton Keri Garrett Brian P. Guthrie 618/594-2432 618/594-7192

Marion 930-B Fairfax Street bguthrie@roe13.k12.il.us
Washington Carlyle, Illinois 62231
kgarrett@roe13.k12.il.us website: www.roe13.k12.il.us

15 City of Illinois State Board of Website: Certification:

Chicago Education http://www.isbe.net/certification 217/557-6763 217/524-1289
Chicago ROE Services /default.htm
100 North First Street Renewal/
Springfield, IL 62777 Recertification/
Highly
Qualified:
217/782-2948 217/557-8392

16 DeKalb Gilbert E. Morrison, Jr. Tatia Beckwith 815/217-0460 815/217-0467

2500 N. Annie Glidden Rd, Ste tbeckwit@kidsroe.org
C
DeKalb, IL 60115 website:
gmorris@kidsroe.org www.dekalbcounty.org/ROE/roe.
html

17 DeWitt Mark Jontry Josh Olsen 309/888-5120 309/862-0420

Livingston 905 N. Main St., Suite One
McLean Normal, Illinois 61761 website:
www.roe17.k12.il.us/programs/l
cae.html
 County
No. Name Regional Superintendent Assistant Superintendent Telephone Fax

19 DuPage Darlene J. Ruscitti John A. Glimco 630/407-5800 630/407-5801

421 County Farm Road jglimco@dupage.k12.il.us
Wheaton, Illinois 60187
druscitti@dupage.k12.il.us website: www.dupage.k12.il.us/

20 Edwards Lawrence Fillingim Jim Taylor 618/253-5581 618/252-8472

Gallatin 512 North Main Street jtaylor@roe20.k12.il.us
Hardin Harrisburg, Illinois 62946
Pope lfillingim@roe20.k12.il.us Kent Wheeler
Saline kewheeler@roe20.k12.il.us
Wabash
Wayne website: www.roe20.k12.il.us/
White

21 Franklin Matt Donkin Kurt Endebrock 618/438-9711 618/435-2861

Williamson 202 West Main kendebrock@roe21.org
Benton, Illinois 62812
mdonkin@roe21.org website: www.roe21.org

22 Fulton Louise Bassett Alan L. Coleman 309/518-8029 309/518-8024

Schuyler 257 W. Lincoln acoleman@roe22.net
Lewistown, Illinois 61542 website:
lbassett@roe22.net fulton.k12.il.us/quickanswers22/

24 Grundy Paul Nordstrom Christopher Mehochko 815/941-3247 815/942-5384

Kendall 1320 Union Street Cmehochko@kendall.k12.il.us
Morris, Illinois 60450
pnordstrom@grundy.k12.il.us website: www.grundy.k12.il.us/

25 Hamilton Bryan Cross Cheryl Settle 618/244-8040 618/244-8073

Jefferson 1714 Broadway Street settle@roe25.com
Mount Vernon, Illinois 62864
bcross@roe25.com website: www.roe25.com

26 Hancock John Meixner Eric Bryan 309/837-4821 309/837-2887

McDonough 130 South LaFayette, Suite 200 ebryan@roe26.net
Macomb, Illinois 61455-2556
jmeixner@roe26.net website:
mcdonough.k12.il.us/roe26/

27 Henderson Jodi L. Scott Bob Gound 309/734-6822 309/734-2452

Mercer 200 West Broadway bgound@hmwroe27.com
Warren Monmouth, Illinois 61462
jscott@hmwroe27.com website: www.hmwroe27.com

28 Bureau Bruce Dennison Angie Zarvell 309/936-7890 309/936-1111

Henry 107 S. State Street azarvell@bhsroe.k12.il.us
Stark Atkinson, Illinois 61235
bdenniso@bhsroe.k12.il.us website: www.bhsroe.org/jsite/

30 Jackson Donna Boros John Hawkins 618/687-7290 618/687-7296

Perry Jackson County Courthouse jhawk@accessus.net
1001 Walnut Street
Murphysboro, Illinois 62966 website: www.roe30.k12.il.us/
dboros@roe30.k12.il.us
 County
No. Name Regional Superintendent Assistant Superintendent Telephone Fax

31 Kane Douglas Johnson Harrison Schneider 630/232-5955 630/208-5115

th
210 South 6 Street hschneider@kane.k12.il.us
Geneva, Illinois 60134
djohnson@kane.k12.il.us website: www.kane.k12.il.us

32 Iroquois Kathleen Pangle Vicki Hensley 815/937-2950 815/937-2921

Kankakee 189 East Court Street, Suite vhensley@i-kan.org
600
Kankakee, Illinois 60901 website: www.ikan.k12.il.us
kpangle@i-kan.org

33 Knox Bonnie Harris Richard Qualls 309/345-3828 309/343-2677

121 S. Prairie Street rqualls@roe33.net
P.O. Box 430
Galesburg, Illinois 61401 Sheila Roehlk
bharris@roe33.net sroehlk@roe33.net

website: www.roe33.net

34 Lake Roycealee Wood Gary Pickens 847/543-7833 847/543-7832

800 Lancer Lane, Suite E-128 gpickens@lake.k12.il.us
Grayslake, Illinois 60030-2656
rwood@lake.k12.il.us website: www.lake.k12.il.us/

35 LaSalle Richard A. Myers James Carlson 815/434-0780 815/434-2453

119 West Madison, Room 102 jcarlson@roe35.k12.il.us
Ottawa, Illinois 61350
rmyers@roe35.k12.il.us website: www.roe35.k12.il.us

38 Logan Jean Anderson Terri McDowell 217/732-8388 217/735-1569

Mason Dr. John Logan County Building tmcdowell@roe38.k12.il.us
Menard 122 N. McLean St., A
Lincoln, Illinois 62656 website: logan.k12.il.us/roe38
janderson@roe38.k12.il.us

39 Macon Matthew Snyder Richard Shelby 217/872-3721 217/872-0239

Piatt 1690 Huston Drive dshelby@roe39.k12.il.us
Decatur, Illinois 62526
mattsnyder@roe39.k12.il.us website:
www.maconpiattroe.com

40 Calhoun Larry Pfeiffer Terry Strauch 217/854-4016

Greene 826 North Broad Street tstrauch@roe40.com
Jersey Carlinville, Illinois 62626
Macoupin lpfeiffer@roe40.com website: www.roe40.com

41 Madison Robert Daiber Andrew Reinking 618/296-4530 618/692-7018

157 North Main-Suite 438 reinking@roe41.org
P. O. Box 600
Edwardsville, Illinois 62025 website:
rdaiber@roe41.org www.madison.k12.il.us/

43 Marshall Ronda Bangert-Cross Patrick Durley 309/248-8212 309/248-7983

Putnam 117 South Jefferson Street pdurley@roe43.k12.il.us
Woodford P.O. Box 340
Washburn, Illinois 61570 website: www.roe43.org
cross@roe43.org
 County
No. Name Regional Superintendent Assistant Superintendent Telephone Fax

44 McHenry Eugene T. Goeglein Joseph R. Williams Sr. 815/334-4475 815/338-0475

2200 North Seminary Avenue JRWilliams@co.mchenry.il.us
Woodstock, Illinois 60098
egoeglein@mchenry.k12.il.us website:
www.mchenry.k12.il.us/

45 Monroe Marc L. Kiehna Kelton Davis 618/939-5650 618/939-5332

Randolph 107 E. Mill Street kdavis@roe45.org
Waterloo, Illinois 62298
mkiehna@roe45.org website: www.roe45.org

46 Brown Stephen Breese Jeff Stephens 217/243-1804 217/243-5354

Cass 110 N. West Street jstephens@roe46.net
Morgan Jacksonville, Illinois 62650
Scott sbreese@roe46.net website: www.roe46.net

47 Lee Amy Jo Clemens Paul McMahon 815/652-2054 815/652-2053

Ogle 7772 Clinton St.-Grand Detour pmcmahon@leeogle.org
Dixon, Illinois 61021
ajclemens@leeogle.org website: www.leeogle.org/

48 Peoria Gerald M. Brookhart Jeffry B. Nelson 309/672-6906 309/672-6053

Peoria County Courthouse jnelson@roe48.k12.il.us
324 Main St., Room 401
Peoria, Illinois 61602 website:
gbrookhart@roe48.k12.il.us peoria.k12.il.us/roe48/

49 Rock Island James T. Widdop John Flaherty 309/736-1111 309/736-1127

3430 Avenue of the Cities john.flaherty@riroe.k12.il.us
Moline, Illinois 61265
jim.widdop@riroe.k12.il.us website: www.riroe.com/

50 St. Clair Brad Harriman Susan Sarfaty 618/825-3900 618/825-3999

1000 South Illinois Street ssarfaty@stclair.k12.il.us
Belleville, Illinois 62220
bharriman@stclair.k12.il.us website: www.stclair.k12.il.us/

51 Sangamon Jeff Vose (Acting) 217/753-6620 217/535-3166

Sangamon County Complex
200 South Ninth Street
Room 303
Springfield, Illinois 62701
jvose@roe51.k12.il.us
website: www.roe51.org

53 Tazewell Rob Houchin Gail Owen 309/477-2290 309/347-3735

414 Court Street gowen@roe53.net
Tazewell Building
Suite 104 website: www.roe53.net
Pekin, Illinois 61554
rhouchin@roe53.net

54 Vermilion Michael R. Metzen Cheryl Reifsteck 217/431-2668 217/431-2671

200 South College Street csreifsteck@roe54.k12.il.us
Suite B
Danville, Illinois 61832 website: www.roe54.k12.il.us/
mmetzen@roe54.k12.il.us
 County
No. Name Regional Superintendent Assistant Superintendent Telephone Fax

55 Whiteside Gary J. Steinert Robert Sondgeroth 815/625-1495 815/625-1625

1001 West 23rd Street bsondgeroth@whitesideroe.org
Sterling, Illinois 61081
gsteinert@whitesideroe.org website: www.whitesideroe.org/

56 Will Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant Shawn Walsh 815/740-8360 815/740-4788

702 W. Maple St. swalsh@willcountyillinois.com
New Lenox, IL 60451
jbertino@willcountyillinois.com website: www.willroe.org/
 Alphabetical Listing of Regional Superintendents of Schools by County

County County County

No. Name Reg. Supt. No. Name Reg. Supt. No. Name Reg. Supt.
01 Adams Deborah Niederhauser 20 Hardin Lawrence Fillingim 11 Moultrie Nik Groothuis
03 Bond Mark Drone 27 Henderson Jodi L. Scott 47 Ogle Amy Jo Clemens
04 Boone Richard Fairgrieves 28 Henry Bruce Dennison 48 Peoria Gerald M. Brookhart
46 Brown Stephen Breese 32 Iroquois Kathleen Pangle 30 Perry Donna Boros
28 Bureau Bruce Dennison 30 Jackson Donna Boros 39 Piatt Matthew Snyder
40 Calhoun Larry Pfeiffer 12 Jasper Carol Steinman 01 Pike Raymond Scheiter
08 Carroll Marie Stiefel 25 Jefferson Bryan Cross 20 Pope Lawrence Fillingim
46 Cass Stephen Breese 40 Jersey Larry Pfeiffer 02 Pulaski Janet Ulrich
09 Champaign Jane Quinlan 08 JoDaviess Marie Stiefel 43 Putnam Ronda Bangert
10 Christian Greg Springer 02 Johnson Janet Ulrich 45 Randolph Marc L. Kiehna
15 Chicago ISBE 31 Kane Douglas Johnson 12 Richland Carol Steinman
11 Clark Nik Groothuis 32 Kankakee Kathleen Pangle 49 Rock Island James T. Widdop
12 Clay Carol Steinman 24 Kendall Paul Nordstrom 20 Saline Lawrence Fillingim
13 Clinton Keri Garrett 33 Knox Bonnie Harris 51 Sangamon Jeff Vose
11 Coles Nik Groothuis 34 Lake Roycealee Wood 22 Schuyler Louise Bassett
05 N. Cook Robert Ingraffia 35 LaSalle Richard A. Myers 46 Scott Stephen Breese
06 W. Cook Kay Poyner Brown 12 Lawrence Carol Steinman 11 Shelby Nik Groothuis
07 S. Cook Vanessa Kinder 47 Lee Amy Jo Clemens 50 St. Clair Brad Harriman
12 Crawford Carol Steinman 17 Livingston G. Lawrence Daghe 28 Stark Bruce Dennison
11 Cumberland Nik Groothuis 38 Logan Jean Anderson 08 Stephenson Marie Stiefel
16 DeKalb Gilbert E. Morrison 39 Macon Matthew Snyder 53 Tazewell Rob Houchin
17 DeWitt Mark Jontry 40 Macoupin Larry Pfeiffer 02 Union Janet Ulrich
11 Douglas Nik Groothuis 41 Madison Robert Daiber 54 Vermilion Michael R. Metzen
19 DuPage Darlene J. Ruscitti 13 Marion Keri Garrett 20 Wabash Lawrence Fillingim
11 Edgar Nik Groothuis 43 Marshall Ronda Bangert -Cross 27 Warren Jodi L. Scott
20 Edwards Lawrence Fillingim 38 Mason Jean Anderson 13 Washington Keri Garrett
03 Effingham Mark Drone 02 Massac Janet Ulrich 20 Wayne Lawrence Fillingim
03 Fayette Mark Drone 26 McDonough John Meixner 20 White Lawrence Fillingim
09 Ford Jane Quinlan 44 McHenry Eugene T. Goeglein 55 Whiteside Gary J. Steinert
21 Franklin Matt Donkin 17 McLean G. Lawrence Daghe 56 Will Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
22 Fulton Louise Bassett 38 Menard Jean Anderson 21 Williamson Matt Donkin
20 Gallatin Lawrence Fillingim 27 Mercer Jodi L. Scott 04 Winnebago Richard Fairgrieves
40 Greene Larry Pfeiffer 45 Monroe Marc L. Kiehna 43 Woodford Ronda Bangert
24 Grundy Paul Nordstrom 10 Montgomery Greg Springer
25 Hamilton Bryan Cross 46 Morgan Stephen Breese
26 Hancock John Meixner

Alphabetical Listing of Regional Superintendents of Schools

Regional Regional Regional

Superintendent Region Superintendent Region Superintendent Region
Anderson, Jean 38 Garrett, Keri 13 Niederhauser, Deborah 01
Bangert-Cross, Ronda 43 Goeglein, Eugene T. 44 Myers, Richard A. 35
Bassett, Louise 22 Groothuis, Nik 11 Pangle, Kathleen
Bertino-Tarrant, Jennifer 56 Harriman, Brad 50 Pfeiffer, Larry 40
Boros, Donna 30 Harris, Bonnie 33 Quinlan, Jane 09
Breese, Stephen 46 Houchin, Rob 53 Ruscitti, Darlene J. 19
Brookhart, Gerald M. 48 Ingraffia, Robert, Exec. Dir. 05 Scott, Jodi L. 27
Brown, Kay Poyner, Exec. Dir. 06 ISBE 15 Snyder, Matthew 39
Clemens, Amy Jo 47 Johnson, Douglas 31 Springer, Greg 10
Cross, Bryan 25 Jontry, Mark 17 Steinert, Gary J. 55
Daiber, Robert 41 Kiehna, Marc L. 45 Steinman, Carol 12
Dennison, Bruce 28 Kinder, Vanessa, Exec. Dir. 07 Stiefel, Marie 08
Donkin, Matt 21 Meixner, John 26 Ulrich, Janet 02
Drone, Mark 03 Metzen, Michael R. 54 Vose, Jeff (Acting) 51
Fairgrieves, Richard 04 Morrison, Gilbert E. 16 Widdop, James T. 49
Fillingim, Lawrence 20 Nordstrom, Paul 24 Wood, Roycealee 34