REEDY TAKES OVER AT REGIONAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION
Decatur— October 3, 2022 —A familiar face in Macon and Piatt Counties is the new Regional
Superintendent. Jill Reedy, an eight-year veteran in the office will take over for a departing
Matthew Snyder. Snyder has been in the Regional Superintendent position for thirteen years and
officially retired September 30, 2022. The Macon County Board has appointed Jill Reedy to serve
the remainder of Snyder’s term from October 1, 2022-June 30, 2023.
Reedy has spent the past 25 years of her career in a variety of teaching and leadership roles,
giving her a wealth of experience and broad perspective of the diverse needs of students across
the state of Illinois. She has worked in Quincy and Decatur Public Schools, Sangamon Valley
CUSD 9, and during the past eight years as the Assistant Regional Superintendent, has had the
opportunity to work with and serve educators in all of the Macon and Piatt county school
districts, as well as, provide professional development and support to districts throughout the
state.
Reedy ran unopposed in the Primary Election and runs unopposed in next month’s General
Election. Although her first full term won’t officially start until July 1, 2023, she is grateful for the
opportunity to step into the role early and begin working toward the goals of the Regional
Office. Those goals include continued advocacy for education, bringing community agencies and
educators together to build systems of support, and to strengthen partnerships that will
enhance educational opportunities for all students in Macon and Piatt Counties.
Over the past eight years as assistant regional superintendent of schools, Reedy’s team’s work
in childhood trauma and the developing brain has made ROE #39 stand out. The Illinois State
Board of Education awarded ROE #39 with one of six state-wide Social Emotional Learning
Grants, supporting over 400 schools. Her team also received a Community Partnership Grant to
work with Crossing Healthcare, the YMCA, the Salvation Army, and Webster-Cantrell Youth
Advocacy to provide services to area schools, offsetting the impact of the pandemic.
Additionally, Reedy has been instrumental in training school administrators in active shooter
drills, threat assessment training with law enforcement, and establishing reunification plans.
She has facilitated community poverty simulations and secured speakers for student assemblies
to address cyber security and drug abuse.
“I am eager to tell our story. Many are unware of the services the Regional Office of Education
provides to the community through our alternative education center, bus driver trainings,
1690 Huston Drive
Decatur, IL 62526
Phone: 217-872-3721
Fax: 217-872-0239
www.roe39.org
Jill R. Reedy
Regional Superintendent
jreedy@roe39.org
Dr. Nancy Brodbeck
Assistant Superintendent
nbrodbeck@roe39.org
licensure and substitute teaching, health life safety inspections, truancy, HiSet testing, and
more. We are building a strong team and expanding our services to meet the needs of our
students, their families, and the community at large.” She is passionate about bringing
community agencies and educators together.
Retired administrator, Dr. Nancy Brodbeck, will serve part-time as Reedy’s assistant throughout
the remainder of the school year. For more information, please call Jill Reedy at 217-872-3721.
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