Who Am I ?
Hello. My name is Ruth A. Soppet. I have been fortunate to be a resident of the River Forest community, having raised and educated my daughters in the River Forest Public school district 90. Before being a part of the teaching community, I served as a volunteer in PTO and the Foreign Language Instruction Program. Presently, I am a physical education teacher at Lincoln School in River Forest, school district 90. I have been a part of the school district as a teacher for over twenty years, first on a part time basis for approximately 5 years and then full time, up to now. During my part time teaching, I taught k-5, traveling to three different schools. Following that time of teaching, up to the present, I have been teaching at one school, teaching students in grades 1-4. iea image website
In addition to my responsibilities as a teacher, I also serve as the district 90 representative for the Illinois Education Association, region 29. My responsibilities are to attend monthly region council meetings at the Lombard, Illinois office of I.E.A., listen to information and discuss issues which pertain to education on a state and national level, reporting back to my local when necessary. In addition to serving as the region representative for my district, I also serve as the secretary for the region council meetings. Having been elected as the delegate to attend the I.E.A. Representative Assembly for many years, my interest in state policies regarding education and the rights of teachers in the public schools continues. One of the most exciting opportunities which I was a participant, was serving as part of the congressional race team, affording me and several colleagues from the region council colleagues to meet with NEA officers and members of Congress in Washington D.C.Who am I outside of my school day? I am a "Renaissance" person, enjoying the arts, music, cultural experiences. My interests may range from hiking along the coast to attending the opera. First and foremost, above all else, I am a committed and loving friend, wife, parent and grandparent.
"There's more to life than increasing its speed"
Hi Ruth. It must be thrilling to be teaching in the same district that your daughters attended as children! Happy to hear about your connection with IEA- we need strong educators out there representing us and staying in the know. Thanks for the introduction to you.
ReplyDeleteLoved getting to hear about you, Ruth. In my former district I was very active in the IEA as well, though it mostly involved going to the national conference. There's something so amazing about being a representative for your colleagues, isn't there?
ReplyDeleteYour IEA representation requires much more time than my yearly one. Thank you for your hard work on our behalf.