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Nominations sought for McHenry County Educator of the Year awards

By Shaw Local News Network
Six teachers, administrators and support staff were recognized at the inaugural McHenry County Educator of the Year Awards on Saturday May 7, 2022, at the Holiday Inn Crystal Lake. They include, left to right, Mariel Herzog, an English and history teacher at Evergreen Academy in Union; Jill Kuhns, a physical education teacher at Husmann Elementary School in Crystal Lake; Prairie Ridge High School guidance counselor Daren Dusenske and Leggee Elementary School special education teacher Kelley Di Raimondo. Not pictured are Woodstock School District Superintendent Michael Moan and Assistant Superintendent Justin Smith.

Six teachers, administrators and support staff were recognized at the inaugural McHenry County Educator of the Year Awards last year. They included, left to right, Mariel Herzog, an English and history teacher at Evergreen Academy in Union; Jill Kuhns, a physical education teacher at Husmann Elementary School in Crystal Lake; Prairie Ridge High School guidance counselor Daren Dusenske and Leggee Elementary School special education teacher Kelley Di Raimondo. Not pictured are Woodstock School District Superintendent Michael Moan and Assistant Superintendent Justin Smith. (Provided by McHenry County)

The McHenry County Regional Office of Education is seeking nominations from county school districts for its annual Educator of the Year awards.

The awards, granted in partnership with the Community Foundation for McHenry County, recognize McHenry County’s top teachers, administrators and support staff.

The contest is open to all schools in Educational Service Region 44, which covers most of McHenry County. It does not include Algonquin-based Community School District 300, Barrington School District 220 or Wauconda School District 118.

Nominations can be made in nine categories: preschool teacher, elementary school teacher, middle school teacher, high school teacher, administrator, student support personnel, early-career teacher, private or parochial school employee and educational support personnel.

Teachers must have a minimum five years of experience and spend more than half their time in instruction. The early-career teacher award recognizes teachers in their second to fifth year of teaching.

The deadline to submit nomination forms and the needed documentation to the ROE is April 1. The nomination packet and form can be found on the Regional Office of Education’s website.

Nominees and winners will be honored at the Educator of the Year dinner at 6:30 p.m. May 6 at Hickory Hall, 406 W. Woodstock St. in Crystal Lake.

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