District 25 Names New Administrators

The Board of Education of Arlington HeightsSchool District 25 approved the appointment Dr. Duane Meighan as Director of Teaching and Learning at the July 26 board meeting. Dr. Meighan has served as Curriculum Coordinator for Elementary Education in Oak Park since 2010.

From 2005-10, he served as Elementary Principal at Hillcrest Elementary School in Elgin, Illinois. From 2001-05, he served as Special Education Dean at Elgin Senior High School and Special Education teacher from 1998-2001.

Dr. Meighan has a B.A. and M.A. from Northern Illinois University and an Ed.D. from Aurora University. Dr. Meighan is a member of NAESP, AASA, IPA, ASCD, IRA, NASSP and Alpha Phi Alpha.

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Meighan to Arlington Heights School District 25 where he will follow Eleanor Chin. Ms. Chin is moving to South Middle School as Associate Principal.

The Board of Education also approved Aimee LeBlanc as Director of Special Services. Ms. LeBlanc had recently been appointed by the Board at the June board meeting to serve as Early Childhood Coordinator to fill the position vacated by Diane Burnett.

She has now been promoted to the Director position when Dennis Joyce resigned. Ms. LeBlanc brings experience as a Student Services Learning Coordinator from North Shore School District 112 where she served from 2009-12. Prior experience includes Speech-Language Pathologist in District 112 and Glenview District 34.

She graduated from Marquette University with a B.S. in Speech-Language Pathology, from Northwestern University with a M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology, and from Western Governors University with ELL certification and Special Education Director certification.

We are delighted to welcome Aimee LeBlanc to the Director of Special Services position.

The Board of Education approved Margaret (Maggie) Wade to fill the Early Childhood Coordinator position. Ms. Wade brings experiences as Special Education Program Coordinator in Deerfield District 109 and as an Interim Director in Student Services.

She has also served as Educational and Life Skills Program Supervisor in Highland Park and as a Bilingual Social Worker in North Shore District 112.

She is a graduate of Loyola University with a B.S. and M.Ed., Jane Adams School of Social Work at the University of Illinois-Chicago with a M.S., and completing doctoral work at Loyola University.

We are delighted to welcome Maggie Wade to AHSD 25 as Early Childhood Coordinator.

 “The work of finding the right talent match for Arlington Heights School District 25 is an important task – perhaps one of the most important ones we undertake. The selection process is careful and thoughtful and involves parents, teachers, administrators and board members as well as many screenings and reference checks. We welcome these three new administrators to the team and look forward to their excellent contributions.” said Sarah Jerome.

Information provided by School District 25