Greenville College continues its history of quality teacher education with an award from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), which the ISBE awarded the college and Dr. Ed Blue for their outstanding accreditation review and for training a group of 30 new state education team members.

    The college, which passed the state certification with the highest recommendations, hosted the state team last June. Dr. Blue has been commended for providing other schools with assistance in meeting the accreditation and state proficiency education standards.

    This is the first time the ISBE has recognized a college for their proficiency at addressing state and national requirements. Greenville College was also recognized for hosting a training session for new education board members.

    “We have 30 new, well qualified team members,” said Marti Woelfle of the Department of Certification and Teacher Development. “Greenville College opened its doors last summer and provided us with the most comprehensive mock review in the history of the board. The college really went above and beyond.” Chairman of the ISBE, Randy Dunn, expressed his gratitude: “Illinois State Teacher Certification

    “We can never begin to thank you [Dr. Blue] and the many individuals at Greenville College for your assistance to so many with the preparations for unit accreditation and program approval,” Woelfle said of Dr. Blue’s leadership. “You have made a difference in the outcomes for so many.”