Superintendent's Message, March 16, 2022

Mr. Mike Senatore Named Next Principal at Ivy Hall

Prairie Assistant Principal Mike Senatore will be the next principal of Ivy Hall Elementary School, the Board of Education announced at its meeting Tuesday night.   Mike Senatore, next Principal at Ivy Hall Elementary School

He succeeds Robert Hanrahan, Ivy Hall's principal since 2017.  In February, the Board of Education announced that Mr. Hanrahan will become the district’s Director of Educational Services, effective July 1.

Mr. Senatore assumes the role on July 1, 2022.  He has been with the District since August 2019, when he joined the District 96 leadership team as the Prairie Assistant Principal.

He began his career in a Kindergarten classroom at Willard Elementary School in Evanston; he then moved to Skokie’s Middleton Elementary School, where he taught both 2nd and 4th grades.

Mr. Senatore earned a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Ill.; a Master’s degree in Educational Technology from Concordia University Chicago in River Forest; and a Master’s degree in School Leadership from Concordia.

Please join me in congratulating him on his new position!

Regards,

~ Julie Schmidt, District 96 Superintendent of School