Michelle Stankevicius

 

Michelle Stankevicius has taught in Chicago Public Schools for nearly fifteen years. She taught self-contained elementary grades at Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy. She also instructed students in grades pre-K through 8th in the Computer Lab, and as a Reading Resource teacher. Michelle served as the LRE facilitator, School Based Problem Solving facilitator, mentor to new teachers, Chairperson of the PPLC, Chairperson of the Social Committee and on the School Improvement Plan Committee.

Michelle was selected as a participant in Chicago Foundation for Education's Teacher Advisory Board to the Commission on Improving Curriculum-Based Assessment. She also participated in the City of Chicago’s Goals 2000 program in which she planned and implemented a school wide thematic unit.

Michelle began working part-time for SLI in 2003, providing workshops, leadership and support to teachers through workshops devoted to curriculum mapping.

She wrote and was awarded the ASPIRE grant (Alliance for School-based Problem-solving and Intervention Resources in Education) for Saucedo Academy in 2006.

In 2006, Michelle became a professional development facilitator, supporting Chicago Public School teachers individually and collectively to successfully implement the school improvement module called the Focused Instruction Process. She currently designs and facilitates research-based professional development workshops to schools in several networks throughout the Chicagoland area.

Michelle received her B.A. in Elementary Education from the University of Illinois and M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from Saint Xavier University.