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      • Directing Board Meetings
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    • LADSE Calendars >
      • 2020-21 LADSE Calendar
      • 2020-21 Early Childhood
      • 2020-21 K-8 Multi-Dist. Programs
      • 2020-21 LRB Academy
      • 2020-21 Member Dist. Start/Stop
    • Member Districts
    • FOIA
    • History
    • LADSE Misson Committee
  • Programs
    • Communication Development
    • Deaf & Hard of Hearing
    • Early Childhood Education
    • Emotional Disabilities >
      • K-8 Emotional Disabilities
      • LRB Academy
    • Extended School Year (Summer)
    • Multi-Needs
    • Phonological
    • Vocational Alliance >
      • Business & Education Partnerships
  • Services
    • Assistive Technology
    • Autism Support
    • Behavioral Consultation
    • Nursing >
      • Nursing Resources
    • Physical & Occupational Therapy
    • Professional Development >
      • Online Registration
      • PD Request Form
      • Presentations & Handouts
      • Videos
    • Speech Language Pathology
    • School Psychology
    • Vocational >
      • Parent Information
      • Employer Advisory Board
      • STEP-IL DRS
      • TEP Worksites
      • Partnership/CCWP
      • Project Search
      • 1.2 Connect
      • ShredderWorks
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      • TPC-Committee
      • Employer Appreciation Breakfast
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Rebecca Vance, Nurse Coordinator - Starting 8/1/2020
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Mary Terese Smith
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Angela Kuehn
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Nancy Moyer: RN for 21+years, presently work as a classroom nurse at SE Gross Middle School in Brookfield. Prior experience: Primary Care RN at Children's Memorial/Luries , Respiratory/Pulmonary Unit, Asthma Care Unit, and Transitional Care Unit (Ventilator /Trach care & education for patients and families.) Education and Research Committees. Prior Work/Education: BFA,MAAT, Art Therapist with children, adolescents & adults in variety of inpatient, outpatient and school settings.
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Jovi Caccavale – BSN from Indiana University -Presently work at Eisenhower Junior High School in Darien -Prior work experience at Riley Children’s Hospital burn unit in Indianapolis; Loyola University burn unit; – Hinsdale Hospital Coronary Care Unit for 12 years; – Substitute nurse for LADSE beginning in 2002; Full time LADSE nurse beginning in 2009
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Leslie Grady: Mom to 2 teenage boys, wife of our church’s youth leader, elementary teacher for 17 years, cat owner, nurse at long term acute care hospital, and now…full-time substitute for all nurses (and sometimes paras and teachers) in LADSE. I love working with LADSE because I can be relief for our workers when needed, and I spend time with our students to help them become the best they can be.
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Antonette Pendergast: Obtained Bachelor of Science in Nursing from North Park College Currently working at Mark DeLay Elementary School in a Multi-Needs Classroom Loves caring for our LADSE students.
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Maria Sircher
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Mary Misiunas
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Beth McCracken: BSN Creighton University. Currently at Lyons Township HS. 12 years with LADSE.
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Carol Yurchak: BSN from NIU. Previous experience on Cardiac Unit at Loyola and Home Infusion. Started working at LADSE in 2012. Currently working at Park Junior High in LaGrange as 1:1 Nurse.
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Arthenia Everette: I graduated in 1974 from Chicago City Colleges with license in Practical nursing. I have worked at Children's Memorial Hospital in Pediatric Neurology and Michael Reese Hospital in a Medical/Surgical unit. I also worked at Pediatric Services of America in Elmhurst doing Pediatric home care. I began working with Ladse in 1995. I am currently working at Edison School in Stickney Illinois.
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Ruby Jarrett: I have been a full time nurse with LADSE Multineeds’ program since 2012. When able, I have had the pleasure of acting as a sub-nurse and/or paraprofessional throughout LASDSE’s programs. I enjoy integrating nursing care within the school and community environments. It is a fulfilling position to be a part of collaborating with students, parents and multidisciplinary cohorts to achieve health, educational, and life skills goals and growth for individuals. I am a proud mother of 2, an adult daughter and a teenage son. Graduate of JJC ADN program Illinois Paraprofessional Educator Endorsement Additional current and prior experiences include: Floor nursing at Salem Nursing and rehabilitation, providing care on the Alzheimer/dementia, sub-acute care, and independent living units. Staff nurse providing direct patient care within the medical-surgical, ventilator designated unit at St James, Chicago Heights Hospital. Registered nurse at Palos Community Hospital’s orthopedic-medical-surgical units. Providing home healthcare services.
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Joyce Georgi: I received my BSN in Nursing, as well as my PEL – CSN (School Nurse Certification), from the University of Illinois – Chicago. The breadth of opportunities through nursing has allowed me to gain experience through the years in various specialties, including cardiology, gastroenterology, weight management, patient phone triage and school nursing (ages 3-19 years). Previously, I was employed in the Chicago Public School system as a Speech Therapist, following a degree in Speech and Hearing Science from the University of Illinois – Champaign-Urbana. Volunteering in our community and for the FARE (Food Allergy Research and Education) organization, are two things dear to my heart. Currently, I am training to become a CPR instructor as well as proficient in ASL (American Sign Language). I have truly enjoyed living in this community with my husband and two energetic boys. Outside of work, I love traveling to exciting new places, visiting unique art galleries, baking for family and friends, enjoying summer nights around the firepit with my family/neighbors and binge watching HGTV!
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Barbara Hoare: LPN comes to us from Wheaton and is serving as a 1:1 nurse to a first grade student at Forest Road school. Barb is reentering the workplace after 30 years spent raising a family. She loves tennis, kids and ice cream.
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Virginia Lattner: -BSN from Rush University -Presently work as classroom nurse at SEGross Middle School in Brookfield -prior experience: pediatric nurse at Rush Presbyterian st Luke’s hospital – Transplant coordinator Rush Presbyterian st Luke’s hospital -Office nurse for pediatric endocrinologist What I love to do when I am not working- golf, travel, paint rocks
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Carol Karpf: I’m a Registered Nurse with an Associate’s degree in Nursing. I have worked in Rehab, at Marianjoy and the Rehab Institute of Chicago. I have worked on a Medical Surgical Unit in a hospital as well as Pediatrics, Labor and delivery, psych, and Hospice. I have worked with LADSE since 2017.
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Maria Barajas
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La Grange, IL 60525
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