At last night's Board of Education meeting, the Board approved two administrative appointments.
Ms. Jacquelyn (Jackie) Teague was appointed as the Special Education Administrator.
Ms. Teague began her career in education in July 2013, when she joined Unit 4 Schools as a Special Education Teacher assigned to Barkstall Elementary School. After seven years, she began her first school administrator role as an Assistant Principal at Booker T. Washington STEM Academy.
In May 2024, Ms. Teague transitioned to Acting Principal and then began serving the District as Principal of Booker T. Washington STEM Academy in July 2024. She will continue serving as Principal of Booker T. Washington for the remainder of the current school year while beginning her transition into the Special Education Department for the upcoming school year.
Ms. Teague holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2003) and a Master of Education in Teaching and Learning with Principal Licensure from Colorado State University-Global (2019). She earned her teaching certification with a Learning Behavior Specialist I endorsement from Eastern Illinois University (2013). Ms. Teague is currently enrolled at the Illinois State University doctoral program in Special Education and anticipates completion of her doctorate in May 2027. Her licensure as a Director of Special Education will be finalized this May.
Ms. Teague’s expertise will be beneficial for the District and will allow us to support the following areas of need that have been identified during our ongoing Special Education Audit: Programming & Services; Evaluation Determination and Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS); and Effective and Meaningful IEP Procedures, Documentation, and Communication.
Mx. Darienne Ciuro Sanchez was appointed as Bilingual (Spanish-English) Elementary Assistant Principal at International Prep Academy.
Mx. Ciuro Sanchez began their career in education when they joined Urbana School District 116 in January 2014. During the past 12 years there, they worked as a Bilingual Special Education Teaching Assistant and Dual Language Teacher at Urbana Middle School. In August 2023, Mx. Ciuro Sanchez accepted a school administrator role as Dean of Students at Urbana Middle School. They will leave this position to join Unit 4 as a Bilingual Elementary Assistant Principal at International Prep Academy for the 2025-2026 school year.
Mx. Ciuro Sanchez earned their Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Universidad Metropolitana, Puerto Rico (May 2008) and a Master of Science in Atmospheric Science from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (December 2013). In May 2018, they obtained their teaching licensure in Elementary Education with endorsements in Bilingual Education-Spanish, English As A Second Language (ESL), and General Science 5-8, from Millikin University.
Mx. Ciuro Sanchez also earned their principal licensure from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in August 2024. Mx. Ciuro Sanchez is currently enrolled at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign doctoral program in Educational Policy, Organization & Leadership.
The effective date of this appointment is July 25, 2025.