Ms. Owen was recognized by the Rock Island Regional Office of Education (RIROE) for the April Employee of the Month Award at the East Moline Early Learning Center. Ms. Owen is in her second year of her role as an Early Childhood Instructional Specialist with the East Moline School District. Prior to that, she served as our Family Educator at the Early Learning Center. Earlier in her career path, she worked for many years with one of our most trusted community partners, and has a wealth of experience in early learning, teaching, and working with families. She has brought enthusiasm, passion, curiosity, and a strong focus on developmentally-appropriate practices to our early learning continuum, not only at a building level, but from a state and district perspective as well. She has advocated for more PLAY and outdoor experiences infused in all the learning that we do at the Early Learning Center, and has been instrumental in our recent expansion to include a full-day option of early childhood. Ms. Anna also supports the curriculum alignment to elementary programming by collaborating and coaching in kindergarten classrooms across the district. She is warm, welcoming, calm, insightful, and has a love for inclusion and wonder in the early education years. We value you and your emphasis of joyful learning, Ms. Anna! #EMSD37Pride #growingthroughPLAY
A reminder that Kindergarten Round-Up is quickly approaching for families with students entering Kindergarten in the fall.
Free developmental screenings for children ages birth - 33 months. Call for an appointment.
REMINDER: There is no school tomorrow, Friday, April 18th.
Are you interested in early childhood for your 3 or 4 year old? Start here! Our screening schedules are open for April and May. Currently enrolled students do not need an updated screening. These screenings are the first step in having your child be considered for enrollment at the East Moline Early Learning Center, and are a great way to check-up on their overall development! Call today to schedule an appointment with Tara in our office!
EMSD Board of Education Meeting: Monday, April 14 - 6:00 pm @ the Administration Building
Agenda: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1527/EMSD_37/5531518/BOE_Meeting_-_April_14__2025-_Agenda.pdf
April District Newsletter
https://secure.smore.com/n/bj08w-april-2025-emsd-newsletter
A reminder that all outside organization posts are now located in the EMSD Digital Backpack page on our websites. You can find it here → https://www.emsd37.org/o/emsd-37/page/digital-backpack
Today we honored our dedicated paraprofessionals at the Early Learning Center! These women are true educators.....and are committed to making a difference in the lives of our students. They are relationship-builders, circle-makers, safekeepers, nurturers, change-agents.....and a huge part of our Little Panther School Family. We are grateful for each one of you, not just on April 2nd for Paraprofessional Appreciation Day, but EVERY DAY! Thank you Ms. Jenna, Ms. Angelica, Ms. Karina, Ms. Vicky, Ms. Lynn, Ms. Chrissy, Ms. Aubrey, Ms. Lisamarie, Ms. T, Ms. Monica, Ms. Sally, and Ms. Maleya 💜 🧡
#EMSD37Pride #growingthroughplay #hug-a-para
Families of incoming Kindergarten students for the 2025-26 school year are invited to Kindergarten Round-Up!
EMSD is back to school tomorrow, Tuesday, April 1st.
EMSD will be on Spring Break March 24th - 31st. School resumes on Tuesday, April 1st.
The East Moline Early Learning Center is Expanding Early Childhood
Education Services to Meet the Growing Needs of the Community
Learn more in this video -
https://youtu.be/BunIYcxPbDE
Follow this link to apply: https://www.applitrack.com/emsd37/onlineapp/jobpostings/view.asp?internaltransferform.Url=&category=Support+Staff
Today is the End of 3rd Quarter.
BEACON for Illinois Youth and Families Seeking Behavioral Health Service
BEACON (Behavioral Health Care and Ongoing Navigation) is a centralized resource for Illinois youth and families seeking services for behavioral health needs. It streamlines the process of finding and accessing behavioral health services to help ensure that every child in Illinois can receive the support they need. Families can use BEACON to find services, get help navigating complicated systems, and connect with state programs.
Click on the link below to learn more.
https://www.emsd37.org/article/2080042
EMSD Board of Education Meeting: Monday, March 10th - 6:00 PM @ the East Moline Early Learning Center
Agenda: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1527/EMSD_37/5393167/East_Moline_School_District_37_-_Regular_Meeting_-_March_10__2025.docx.pdf
March Newsletter
https://secure.smore.com/n/p4938-march-elc-newsletter
This week, we celebrated National School Social Work Week! It is an opportunity to honor the work that is done by our very own Ms. Hoffman (School Social Worker) and Ms. Sisco (School Social Worker Intern). We appreciate your dedication to the social work profession, particularly within the realm of the school setting. You play a vital role in our ELC School Family, and we are grateful for the work you do with students, families, colleagues, and the community. Your passion and advocacy truly unites us.....while igniting positive change! #growingthroughplay #EMSD37Pride #SSWWeek2025
