What Value Do You Place on Human Potential?

The joys of raising a healthy, happy child to adulthood are among the most precious gifts any parent can know. However, for many of our neighbors in Lake County with a special needs child, those joys may be in short supply. Every parent wants to see their child grow and thrive, but for those who have a child with profound physical, mental, or emotional disabilities, daily life is often a far more difficult struggle than most of us will ever experience.

The Special Education District of Lake County

The Special Education District of Lake County – “SEDOL” - is responsible for providing physically, mentally, and emotionally challenged children up to age 22 with educational opportunities appropriate to each child’s needs. Created in 1960, SEDOL is a cooperative system that serves over 2,600 students, 400 square miles and 35 Lake County school districts.

What’s the SEDOL Foundation?

While the Special Education District’s services are comprehensive, there are important life-enhancing resources that the organization simply can’t provide because of funding limitations. That’s where the SEDOL Foundation comes in. Believing that every child deserves the opportunity to develop to their full potential, the not-for-profit Foundation was created in 1991 to partner with SEDOL, special needs children and their families to overcome difficult challenges and create hope and new possibilities. The Foundation does this by supplying both funding and guidance for a wide range of supplemental resources and activities not covered by tax dollars. And, with the availability of exciting new technologies and other enabling resources, there is a growing opportunity to make a real, positive difference in the lives of the children and their families. In addition, the SEDOL Foundation seeks to… • Provide resources for the development of innovative programs and practices • Encourage programs that prepare students with special needs for successful transitions into the community • Support the development of informational networks for families of children with special needs • Promote a positive image of children with special needs and the programs that serve them Special needs children and their families share the same aspirations as you and your family. The SEDOL Foundation needs your support in helping these children reach their full potential.

Board of Directors - 2012

David Raye	Chair	The Goddard School
David Rutkowski	Vice Chair	Horace Mann Insurance Co.
Joe Charneske	Treasurer	Goldberg, Mechales, Charneske & Schiffman
Craig Hourigan	Secretary	Hollister Incorporated
Garry Hodge	Executive Committee	Walgreens
Thomas Moline	Executive Committee	SEDOL
Keith O'Donnell	Executive Committee	CDW
Peter Graves	Executive Committee	Ruck Pate Architecture
Thomas Doherty	Executive Committee	The Private Bank

 

At Large Members

Richard Daniels - Daniels, Long & Pinsel	Robert Curtis - Associated Bank	Rebecca Coffey - Chicago Bears
Tom Aldrich - Mediation/Arbitration	Chris Bonny-Baxter International	John Burnett - The Goddard School
Lisa Burnett-NEI Global Relocation	Bill Burrows - Resources Global Professionals	Daniel Clark - Cardinal Health
Mike Deney - Libertyville Bank & Trust	Tom Zengeler - Zengeler Cleaners	Eric Epperson - Lumbermens Mutual Group
Dustin Epstein - Evenflo Company, Inc.	David Facklam-Astellas Pharma Global	Bob Williams-Burns Entertainment
Dr. Larry Gibson-Lake County Surgeons	Peter Graves-RuckPate Architecture	Paul Kindzierski - Grainger
Kurt Krieghbaum-Medline Industries, Inc.	Tim McMahon-Abbott Laboratories	Matt Peterson-The Fitness Pursuit
Robert DiVirgilio-Superintendent, Beach Park Dist. 3	Doris Spicer	David Freitag - Northwestern Mutual
Al Scaletta-TDS Metrocom

 

Board Emeritus