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Staff
We currently have
five staff
members. We work together as a team, sharing the many tasks involved in
running a good school, and sharing the decision-making as much as is
possible. Among us we have a wide variety of interests and skills, so we
work well together and are able to provide many "extras" for the
students. We like to work hard, and we like to have fun. We believe
that working hard can be fun. We like to laugh, and we are usually (not
always) willing to laugh at ourselves. We like people, we like
teenagers, we like working at Lake View Academy.
Anita
Smith
Three of us are full-time, long-term
LVA teachers. Anita Smith, now the counselor, started teaching in the
Chicago Public School system. Then, in 1972, she came to Lake View
Presbyterian Church and helped start Lake View Academy. She was the first
director of the school. Later she resigned that position so she could devote
more time to counseling. She has a BA from Wheaton College and an MA from
Northeastern Illinois University, with Illinois certificates in high school
teaching as well as counseling. She is also an accomplished musician.
Deborah
Bayly
I am Deborah
Bayly, the principal.
I, too, started out as a Chicago Public School teacher. In 1974 I came to
the Academy. I have a BA from University of Illinois, Champaign, and got my
MA from University of Illinois, Chicago. I have an Illinois teacher's
certificate as well as a school administrator's certificate. The Board of
the Academy appointed me Principal when Anita resigned the position of
Director.
Laura
Lyman
Laura Lyman started out her relationship with the
Academy years ago as a Board member, moved on to volunteering, and
more recently joined the staff, adding some teaching to her other duties.
She has a BA from Wells College, and taught high school English in
Harrisburg, PA for three years right before moving to the Chicago area.
Bob
Bobesink
Bob Bobesink
joined our staff in February, 2006, after spending 25 years working in food
service industry management. He has a BA from Carleton College and has
taken teacher certification classes at National
Louis University.
Deborah
Sedjo
Deborah Sedjo
joined our staff in September, 2008. She has a BA from Wheaton College
and an Illinois teacher's certificate. She has taught in Bucharest, Romania and in the Chicago
Public Schools.
Volunteers and Part-Time Staff
Bob Friedlander
Volunteer Bob Friedlander has taught Greek and Russian Lit seminars in alternate
years since the early nineties. He graduated from Brown University and
Chicago Kent College of Law.
Shawnecee Schneider Through
funds provided by the Alternative Schools Network, Shawnecee Schneider of the
Community TV Network teaches basic and advanced video two days a week.
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