NEUBERT FACTS AND FUN
Mr. Robert Kruse painted our mascot, the NEUBERT KNIGHT, in two locations in our building prior to the
1995-96 school year. Our students chose our mascot, the NEUBERT KNIGHT, in 1986-87. You will find
Mr. Kruse’s artwork outside the main office and in the 5th grade hallway. Mr. Kruse also completed the
student silhouettes in our student lunchroom during the 1996-97 school year.
In 1989, Mrs. Cathy Bufkin of the Neubert community painted a map of the United States of America on
the South wall of our Multipurpose Room. Mrs. Bufkin also painted the NEUBERT KNIGHT in our
gymnasium during the same year.
Our logo, YEAR OF THE CHILD, was adopted by Dr. Krewer and staff members in 1979 when the
building opened. The logo was adopted with permission from the United Nations, who proclaimed 1979
as the International Year of the Child.
In March, 2014, former Neubert student, Christine Marchi, hand painted a new NEUBERT KNIGHT mural
in the entry foyer of the school.
NEUBERT PRINCIPALS
Dr. John Krewer
Mr. Richard Rajka (Interim)
Mrs. Lynn Childley
Dr. Donna Schuring
Dr. Darlene Warner
ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS
Mrs. Cindy Jackson
Mr. Fred Versluys
Mr. Donn Mendoza
Mrs. Terri Cronin
Mrs. Nancy Cordes
SECRETARIES
Helen Hurtgen
Linda Parkhurst
Cindy Schalk
Ginger Green
CLERKS
Joan Ecklund
Donna Ruminski
1979- 1984
2/85 – 6/85
1984-January, 1985
1985 – 1997
1997 – Present
1995-1996
1997-1998
1998-1999
1999-2000
2000-2003
1979-1985
1985-1986
1986-2000
2000-Present
1980-1988
1988-Present
NEUBERT HONORS
 100 Good Schools – Research Participant, 1984. Research published by Kappa Delta Pi, 1984.
 Nationally Recognized for Excellence by the United States Department of Education, 1986.
 National Parent Volunteer Award – Cathy Bufkin, 1986-87.
 Neubert’s first School Improvement Plan, including Vision and Goal Statements, was approved by the
Board of Education in November of 1990.
 School Improvement Grants were awarded to Neubert School in 1990-91, 1992-93, 1993-94, 199495, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, and 1999-00.
 Recipient of the JCCC (Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Chicago) Academic Improvement Grant,
1994-95.
 Illinois State University Recognition for Site-Based Management, Neubert was one of twelve schools
chosen. A teacher-parent-principal team participated in a symposium: “Celebrating Student Success
in Illinois Schools: Building Better Schools,” 1994.
 Third grade teacher, Cathy Hogle, 1995 Kane County Teacher of the Year nominee.
 Former fifth grade teacher, Barbara Jones, academic achievement award “Those Who Excel,” 1996.
 Former third grade teacher, Jonel Near, 1996 Kane County Teacher of the Year nominee.
 Neubert School was a participant in the international GLOBE science project, 1996-97.
 Cynthia Bolanowski, former 5th grade teacher, achieved National Board Certification in 1998.
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Foundation for Educational Excellence Innovation Grant, Valerie Peterson, “Learning with Legos”,
2005.
Foundation for Educational Excellence Service Learning Grant, Meeghan Dooley and the Neubert
Choir, 2005.
Foundation for Educational Excellence Innovation Grant, Nancy Burke, for development of art
program in cooperation with Art Institute of Chicago, 2006.
Foundation for Educational Excellence Innovation Grant, Luc Miron, for development of math
enrichment, 2006 & 2007.
Kane County Elementary Teacher of the Year, Lisa Feltman, 2006.
Educator of the Year Nominee, Distinguished Educator Award, Darlene Warner, 2006.
Illinois DARE Officer’s Association Educator of the Year, Darlene Warner, 2006
Kane County Educator of the Year Nominees 2007: Carol Anderson, Literacy Teacher and Donna
Ruminski, Secretary.
Target Field Trip Grant recipient, Monica Warr, 2nd grade trip to Brookfield Zoo, 2008.
Foundation for Educational Excellence Innovation Grant, Luc Miron, Interactive Jeopardy, 2008.
Foundation for Education Excellence Innovation Grant, Lisa Feltman, Inspiring Writers Through
Technology and Elementary Schools Science Models, 2009
Foundation for Educational Excellence Higgins Grant, Julie Weber, The Microscopic Human Body,
2009
Foundation for Educational Excellence Innovation Grant, Luc Miron, Hand Held Spelling Practice,
2009
Foundation for Educational Excellence Lions Grant, Monica Warr, Intervening Appropriately with
Gifted Learners, 2009
Recognized for being one of 200 schools in Illinois for outstanding efforts implementing Positive
Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) for the 2008-2009 school year.
Carol Anderson, literacy teacher, achieved National Board Certification, 2009.
Kane County Educator of the Year nominee, Distinguished Educator Award, Kelly Bolas, special
education teacher, 2009.
District 300 Foundation for Excellence Educator of the Year 2009 Carol Anderson.
Foundation for Educational Excellence Innovation Grant, Michael O’Connor, Word Gaming Through
Differentiated Technology, 2009
Foundation for Educational Excellence Innovation Grant, Pamela Shepherd, High Interest/Low
Vocabulary Books for High Risk Students
Foundation for Educational Excellence Innovation Grant, Luc Miron & Jeff Kissamis, Interactive
Math Videos, 2009
ISLMA/LBSS Endowment Fund, Gayle Allmandinger, 2011 Illinois Monarch Award book donations,
2010.
Lisa Feltman, 5th grade teacher, achieved National Board Certification, 2010
Foundation for Educational Excellence Innovation Grant, Luc Miron, 2011, Game On! Ancho
Activities to Enhance Student Support
Foundation for Educational Excellence Innovation Grant. Carol Anderson, 2011, Summer Reading
Library
Foundation for Educational Excellence Innovation Grant, Luc Miron, 2012, DS to Success
Foundation for Educational Excellence Innovation Grant, Lisa Feltman, 2012, Getting a Handle on
Algebra with Hands-On Equations
Kane County 2013 Associate Educator of the Year, Julie Voss
Foundation for Excellence Innovation Grant, Luc Miron, 2013, Non Fiction Videos for the Common
Core
Kappa Delta Pi Classroom Teacher Grant, Katie Avery, 2014, “Author’s Tea”
Presidential Award of Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, Lisa Feltman, 2014.
Foundation for Educational Excellence Innovation Grant, Kristy Carioscia, 2014, Enhanced ELL
Reading Solution.
Foundation for Educational Excellence Distinguished Employee 2014, Tracey Moore
ISLMA 2014 Book Grant, Bridget Demetriou
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Meemic Foundation Grant 2014, Katie Avery
Foundation for Excellence Innovation Grant, Luc Miron, 2015, Keyboarding Fluency