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Administration
Administrator
Mary O'Young
Mary has been
employed at Country Meadows since 1992 and the
Administrator since 2000. Both of her children were
enrolled at CMMS
from age three through sixth grade, so her relationship with the school began
as a parent. Prior to working at the school her undergraduate
and graduate work focused on elementary education and special
education. Her work at a residential community for children with
severe learning challenges as a teacher and then as an administrator,
gave her a wide variety of experiences. After the passing of Country Meadows' founding administrator,
Catherine Ozark in March 2000, Mary, working as the business manager, took the Montessori
Training at the Primary Level (3-6) and became the school's
Administrator in the 2000-2001 school year.
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Family: married with two children, both attending universities.
Interests: Has a love of
reading, children's books, nature,
peace education, and the legacy of Country Meadows
Montessori School |
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Business Manager
Yolanda McKinley
Yolanda started with CMMS in 2000 as our Human Resources Coordinator.
Since then her position has grown into Business Manager. Yolanda received her
BA in Individual Studies with an emphasis on Human Resources and
psychology graduating Cum Laude from Columbia College of Missouri. Most of her career has
been spent in the realm of Human Resources with various companies such as
Abbott Laboratories, Cole Taylor Bank, RR Donnelly and Arthur Anderson.
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Family: Married with three
children. Two children attended and graduated from CMMS.
Interests: Family and Friends, Reading and Playing Volleyball
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School Secretary
Nancy VanHoorebeke
Nancy started with CMMS in
September 1992 after serving as Church Secretary for
Trinity Lutheran in Waukegan for 13 years. Nancy
attended Kendall College in Evanston and North Park College in Chicago with
a major of Social Science.
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Family: Married with one child who
attended CMMS through elementary.
Interests:
Listening to classical music,
reading, watching old movie musicals |
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Volunteer and Fundraising
Coordinator
Leslie Terbeek
Leslie began her role in fall
2007 after two years as a parent at
CMMS. She has a B.A. in English from DePaul
University. Leslie has worked in private school development, fundraising, finance,
human resources, and admissions.
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Family: Married with two
sons.
Interests:
Reading, walking, travel, arts and crafts |
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Administrative
Communication Channels
Yearly
School Calendar with events of the entire year
Monthly
Monthly Calendar with class news. Each class receives a calendar with
special class events, activities, and parent education opportunities.
Weekly
Weekly notices including any special information, fliers, billing, etc.
Parent & Teacher Conferences
Scheduled
three times yearly or any time (as needed). Student
outcomes recorded on progress report for documentation
and provided at the end of school year. A meeting
between parents and directress can be made at any time
if there are concerns or questions between
conferences.
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