2026-2027 Schedule of Meetings
LEA Convocation
Dates: Held every 3 years, hosted in Indianapolis in 2028.
Upcoming information will be shared when it is available.
NID Educator New Worker Gathering
This is an annual gathering held early in the school year for all new teachers and principals in the LCMS Northern Illinois District who HAVE NOT served in the NID previously.
NID Educator Conference
October 16, 2026: Concordia University Chicago
Register HERE
Administrator Leadership Conferences – ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DIRECTORS:
February 22, 2027: Analyzing MAP testing data. Strategies for school/instructional improvement will be shared. Bring your best data results with you. This will be led by Principal Sheri Meyer, St. James Lutheran School, Chicago.
April 26, 2027: School Safety/Reunification
Registration opens August 10, 2026. Register HERE
2026 Illinois State Lutheran Administrator Conference
Dates: most recently held in June 2026
Upcoming information will be shared when it is available.
NID Early Childhood Meetings:
Watch your emails for more information and for links to the Zoom meetings.
Email NID early childhood consultants, for more information.
Amy Cimarusti, St. Paul, Mount Prospect or call 847-255-6733
Cathy Gruenwald, call 630-776-1112
Doreen Peterson, Christ the Rock, Rockford or call 815-332-5551
Upcoming Meetings: February 20, 2027 (in person); April 12, 2027 (Zoom)
Sunday School Zoom Meetings:
Watch your emails for more information and for links to the Zoom meetings.
Upcoming Meetings: November 12, 2026; January 14, 2027; February 11, 2027; March 11, 2027; April 8, 2027
Regional Administrators Meetings:
(Contact the regional leader for locations and times of meetings.)
Central Suburban Administrators Meetings (these are all Zoom meetings)
Contact: Andy Dewitt, Trinity, Burr Ridge, 708-839-1444
City of Chicago Administrators Meetings
Meetings will be held around CLEF gatherings.
Contact: Donna Tennis, St. Philip, Chicago, 773-561-9830
Fox Administrators Meetings
Contact: Donna Laughlin, Immanuel, Batavia, 630-879-7163
Northwest Suburban Administrators Meetings
Contact: Julie Messina, St. Peter, Schaumburg, 847-885-3350
Rockford Administrators Meetings (these are all Zoom meetings)
Contact: Lois Stewart, NID Mission Facilitator for Schools, 708-223-3110