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 [...]
Congratulations 2020 CUSF Shining Star Award Recipients Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation (CUSF) has honored Darcy Silver, Literacy Interventionist at Leal Elementary School in District 116, and Kirstin Sowers, K-12 ESL Coach/Coordinator in Unit 4 with the 2020 Shining Star Awards (formerly known as the Cup Cake Awards). Selected teachers are nominated by [...]
