Matthew DeBaene

Dad | Educator | Gratitude Enthusiast.
Appreciating happiness & the power of acceptance.
#Dad #Education #Grateful

[Jon Gruden @BarstoolGruden]

Look at this box we got right here!

It comes from Macomb, Illinois and is home to the Western Illinois Leathernecks!

Thank you so much to Coach Davis and everyone at @WIUFootball for sending this box, keep it rollin, 'NECKS!

[Matthew DeBaene @debaenem]

So proud of this program. Amazing students and staff to work with. https://t.co/veR4P0jK1l

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Our culinary teachers met with the director of the Mercado. Amazing meeting with fantastic people. I loved the ideas and possibilities for our students with a partnership.

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High school students and middle school students working together on the scheduling process and informing students of career pathway opportunities. Working together to share experiences and ways we can improve.

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Meetings are always better with a therapy dog in attendance.

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Our Grow Your Own future educators learning spatial awareness of students. Super interesting how different everyone interprets personal space.

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Our teachers being honored at the game tonight. I love this.

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Grateful for the impactful work we accomplished this week! My student CTE advisory group was incredibly successful. Also, I'm inspired by the ongoing focus skills work with our teacher leaders.

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Such a great start to 2025 getting to work with this amazing group of teachers.

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Emma and her friends are home from college and still want to come over for dinner! ❤️ So happy to have them around.

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Had the privilege of collaborating with our amazing secondary English teachers yesterday! We focused on aligning curriculum with standards. Such a productive and insightful day with one of the best teams around. #education #collaboration #teachersrock"

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With two of the best…

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I am so proud of our multilingual educators from John Deere Middle School. They presented at the statewide multilingual and ESSA conference and did an amazing job showcasing the great things they do for students.

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Today, we had a great time connecting with fellow educators from Moline and Bettendorf High Schools! 🤝 We discussed exciting opportunities to collaborate and enhance the #GrowYourOwn pathway for our future teachers. #Education #TeacherPrep #FutureEducators

[Matthew DeBaene @debaenem]

I was successful receiving a grant for an additional AED and CPR training materials. You know you work with amazing school nurses when they get so excited for additional equipment.

[Matthew DeBaene @debaenem]

I had an incredible afternoon and evening in Morrison. I’m so appreciative of everyone who has been so welcoming.

[Matthew DeBaene @debaenem]

Nothing like a donut eating contest to raise money to support families.

[Matthew DeBaene @debaenem]

I’m fortunate to work with one of the greatest preschool teams on the planet. Wonderful job sharing with our school board tonight.

[Matthew DeBaene @debaenem]

Amazing weekend visiting Emma. Tailgate, football, friends, family, a 5K…and Evy is going to state!

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So much fun!!!