03/15/2022
Clearly an exciting time for Kim and Oregon! Congrats. We are so proud of you!!!
Kimberly Radostits, a Spanish teacher at Oregon High School in Oregon CUSD 220, clearly remembers the struggles she had when one particular freshman student declared that he hated school, and there was nothing she could do to change that. She cites the four-year struggle to prove him wrong as being one of the most impactful events in her teaching career. Kimberly, a high school Spanish teacher at Oregon High School in Oregon Community Unit School District 220, now draws from that experience to create a learning environment that routinely excites her students. Kimberly also recognized the importance of keeping her freshman students on track to graduate. She, with colleagues, developed the “Hawks Take Flight” program where they conduct interventions with freshman students who are falling behind and provide mentoring to get them back up to speed. She also has worked with administration to collect data on junior high students, developing an “early warning system” to target the ones who are struggling and provide them with assistance upon their entrance into high school.
Kimberly Radostits is the 2022 Northwest Regional Teacher of the Year and a finalist for Illinois State Teacher of the Year!
