Stacy Wolfe and Dr. Laura Cummings were promoted as of Feb. 27, an email from District 225 to staff stated. Cummings is the new Director of Student Support, and Wolfe is the Instructional Supervisor and Assistant Director of Specialized Programs and Services for District 225, the email explained.

The appointments were approved during one of District 225’s regular meetings on Feb. 27, the email stated. Currently, Wolfe is the Instructional Supervisor of the Special Education Department and Cummings the Assistant Principal for Student Services at South, the email added.

Her main role as a Director of Student services is to develop systems of support for students in the areas of attendance, behavior, and mental health, Cummings said. Responsibilities include providing programming alignment with families and community organizations that partner with District 225 to improve students’ well-being. 

The interview process for Director of Student Support included meeting with two large interview committees, Cummings explained. Once she found out she got the role, it was a bittersweet moment, she added.

“I was excited about the possibility of having a larger impact on the district as a whole but sad about leaving the department that I have been working with the past 12 years,” Cummings said.

The Instructional Supervisor and Assistant Director of Specialized Programs and Services for District 225 is a new position in the district, Wolfe said. The job of an Instructional Supervisor includes working with students 18 to 22 years old in transition services, she said. The students also qualify for Special Education services and gain additional support to achieve their post secondary goals, she explained. With her new position, Wolfe will oversee the moving of transition services from TrueNorth to District 225.

Wolfe has mixed emotions leaving the Special Education Department but is eager to start her new job because her promotion allows her to help more students. 

“I’m excited.” Wolfe said. “When I started teaching 24 years ago, I had the great opportunity to develop programming for transition programs and students with disabilities. I [am coming] back to my roots [with this position], but it is bittersweet.”