Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation (CUSF) will honor four teachers in 2023 with the Shining Star Awards. Selected Unit 4 and District 116 teachers are nominated by their peers and exhibit exemplary service, extra effort, enthusiastic attitude and innovative ideas that noticeably benefit their students. Unit 4 Schools are represented by Christina Patterson, 2nd [...]
CUSF announces its new 2023 Super Star Award for Unit 4 and District 116 support staff and paraprofessionals. This award recognizes the value of exceptional school support staff. Kelly Hill, CUSF Executive Director notes, "Our schools would simply not run as effectively or efficiently without the many supporting talents and expertise of these [...]
Brandon Rutherford, 3-4-5 grade enrichment teacher at Stratton Academy of the Arts, was surprised with the Mann-Hankel Teaching Excellence Award from the Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation during his class on Monday morning. This is the second year CUSF has provided this award, established by Barbara Mann and her husband Steven Hankel. The award [...]
Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation (CUSF) will honor four teachers in 2022 with the Shining Star Awards. Selected Unit 4 and District 116 teachers are nominated by their peers and exhibit exemplary service, extra effort, enthusiastic attitude and innovative ideas that noticeably benefit their students. Unit 4 Schools are represented by Jeniece Mitchell, 6th [...]
Grants with a Purpose: Nicole Fitting By: Marley Schultz Imagine moving to a new country where your native language is not spoken by the majority, you are enrolled in school which previously you have only had limited access to, and on top of it all, you are between the ages of [...]
Joseph Pickell, Franklin STEAM Academy 6th grade Social Studies teacher, was surprised with the Mann-Hankel Teaching Excellence Award from the Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation during his 6th grade social studies class on Friday, the last day of school. This is the first year for this award, established by Barbara Mann and her husband [...]
Darienne Ciuro Sanchez, Urbana Middle School Dual Language science teacher, was surprised with the Gene Amberg Excellence in Teaching Award from the Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation during her 7th grade science class at Urbana Middle School Tuesday. Mx. Sanchez has been teaching in the Urbana School District for nine years, and Principal Joe [...]
Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation (CUSF) will honor four teachers in 2021 with the Shining Star Awards. Selected teachers are nominated by their peers and exhibit exemplary service, extra efforts, enthusiastic attitude and innovative ideas that noticeably benefit their students. Unit 4 Schools are represented by Yoonah (Melanie) Shin, first grade teacher at Stratton [...]
The 2021 Shining Star Awards are Closed
A new Teaching Excellence Award will be presented to a Unit 4 teacher this spring. The Mann-Hankel Teaching Excellence Award will provide $1,500 to a Unit 4 tenured teacher who has worked as an educator for at least 10 years and has been employed by Unit 4 for at least 5 years. Unit [...]
