Principal - Terri Busch

Responsibilities:

• Principal of Hoffman Estates High School

Background:

• Bachelors of English Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Masters of Secondary Education in Reading from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Masters of Educational Administration and Supervision from Roosevelt University
• 30 Credit Hours Completed in ESL Training
• Current Doctoral Candidate at Loyola University

Awards and Distinctions:

• Principal's Award of Excellence, 1986
• Illinois Directors of Student Activities:
              Board of Directors, 1994 - Present
              President, 1999 - 2000
              Activity Director of the Year Finalist, 1999
• Illinois High School Association:
              Selection Committee Member for IHSA Scholar-Athlete Award, 
              1997- 2000 and 2001 - 2003
• Illinois Principal Association:
              North Cook Region Secretary, 1994 - 1998
             Assistant Principal of the Year for North Cook Region, 1998 
• Hoffman Estates / Schaumburg Rotary Service Award Recipient, 2000

Presentations and Publications:

• March 2, 1995:           Palatine Township High School District 211 School Board Presentaion
• November 16, 1995:    Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
                                    State Convention Presenter - Arlington Heights, Illinois
                                    "Step by Step Approach to Sportsmanship"
• December 17, 1995:    National Federation of State High School Associations
                                    National Conference Presenter - San Diego, California
                                    "Total School Sportsmanship Program"
• Sept. 29 & 30, 1997:  Illinois High School Association
                                   Sportsmanship Summit Presenter
                                   Spring field, Illinois
                                   "Total School Sportsmanship Program"
• October 30, 1997:     Palatine Township High School District 211
                                   School Board Presentation
                                   "Block Scheduling"
• November 18, 1997:   Illinois directors of Student Activities 
                                   State Conference Presenter
                                   Oak Brook, Illinois
                                   "Planning all School events"
• October 18, 1999:      Illinois Directors of Student Activities
                                   State Convention Presenter
                                   Oak Brook, Illinois
                                   "Legacies and Traditions: Celebrating Your School's History"
• May 11, 2000:           Palatine Township High School District 211
                                   School Board Presentation
                                   "School Improvement Plans"
• Nov. 3 - 5, 2000:       National Association of Secondary Activity Advisors,
                                  A Division of National Association of Secondary School Principals
                                  National Convention Presenter
                                  Miami, Florida
                                  "Total School Sportsmanship Program"
• May 2001:                National association of Secondary School Principals 
                                 Leadership for Student Activities magazine article
                                 "Implementing a School Wide Sportsmanship Program:
                                 A True Team Effort  (pages 19 - 22)