Academic Resource
Academic Resource
Room 124: Mrs. Peggy Godley
EGC Resource K-2
Background and Education
B.A. Special Education Degree from Northeastern Illinois
Illinois Teaching Certificate Type 3 Early Childhood Endorsement
Teaching Experience
I began teaching in the Chicago Public Schools in 1995. I taught Kindergarten, Push-In Resource and Early Childhood Special Education while teaching in CPS. I began working at St Paul of the Cross in 2007 as a Resource Teacher for grades Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade.
Additional Responsibilities at SPC
I am a member of the Problem Solving Committee and Sunshine Committee.
Room 207: Mrs. Dorothy Ross
EGC Resource Grades 3-4
Background and Education
B.A. Special Education and Elementary Education, Northeastern Illinois University
M.A. Teaching and Leadership, St. Xavier University
Illinois Teaching Certificates Type 3 and 9
Wilson Reading System, Level I Certification
Teaching Experience
I have held a variety of teaching positions that included infants on up to developmentally disabled adults and English language learners. This school year is the start of my twelfth year teaching at St. Paul of the Cross. I am currently the third and fourth grade Resource teacher.
Additional Responsibilities at SPC
Assessment Team (DIBELS, AIMSweb)
Yearbook Committee
Online Resources
Room 215: Mrs. Widmaier
UGC Language Arts Resource
Background and Education
Bachelor of Science in Education from Western Illinois University
Masters of Education in Reading from National Louis University
Type 09 certificate in Learning Disabilities and Learning Behavior Specialist I
Type 03 certificate in General Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, and Learning Behavior Specialist I
Wilson Reading System certified
Teaching Experience
I worked one year for Title I on Chicago’s south side. I taught a self-contained learning disabilities class for 4th-6th graders at Whittier School in Northlake for nine years. I substitute taught here at SPC for seven years. This is my ninth year as a 5th-8th grade resource teacher at St. Paul of the Cross.
Additional Responsibilities at SPC
Junior Science Club (5th - 6th grade) moderator
Senior Science Club (7th – 8th grade) moderator
Problem Solving Team
Room 231: Mrs. Helen Stephens
Resource - 5th-8th Math & 6th Social Studies
Background and Education
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Northeastern Illinois University
Master of Education, Instructional Leadership, Loyola University
Type 75 Certificate, Administration and Supervision, Loyola University
Teaching Experience
I substituted in the Archdiocese of Chicago for two years and then got a full time teaching position. For 18 years I taught 4th, 5th, and 6th grades at St. Edward School in Chicago. I then was the principal of St. Tarcissus School in Chicago for 6 years. Because I missed the classroom, I decided to return to teaching and came to St. Paul of the Cross. I was the 7th and 8th grade math teacher for 2 years and have been teaching grades 5 – 8 math resource since 2007.
Additional Responsibilities at SPC
I am the moderator for the grades 5 – 8 Math Olympiad and the math coach for the grade 7 & 8 Math Competition Team.
Online Resources
Grade 5 Math – www.mmhmath.com
Grade 6 Math – msmath1.com
Grades 7 & 8 Math – www.PHSchool.com
Grade 6 Social Studies - TBA