Adapted Physical Education Teacher @ Kildeer Countryside District 96, IAHPERD Adapted PE Rep

Joined April 2017
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13 Dec 2025
Our school district is hiring! We have both elementary and middle school PE teaching positions open following retirements beginning the 26-27 school year. Come join the best teams in a great district! Apply here: applitrack.com/D96/onlineapp… Let me know if you have any questions!

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It's time to get psyched!! We thrilled to have 28 Illinois Teachers of the Year presenting, 8 of which are Midwest District and/or National TOYs! #IAHPERD25 Powered by Purpose is coming!! #PhysEd #HealthEd
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🎸#IAHPERD25 kicks off WED!🎤 Taking the stage to open the show: 🌟“TOY Story! Teacher of the Year Showcase!”🌟 Our incredible IL Teachers of the Year will rock your world w/an AMAZING session you won’t want to miss! 🗓️ Wednesday, Dec. 3rd 🕕 6–8 PM | 🎓 2 PDHs #PhysEd #HealthEd
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Miss Flavin retweeted
#IAHPERD25 gets off to an amazing start with a HUGE 2 hour session on Wednesday evening. I’ll be there. Will you?!? #PhysEd #HealthEd
🎸#IAHPERD25 kicks off WED!🎤 Taking the stage to open the show: 🌟“TOY Story! Teacher of the Year Showcase!”🌟 Our incredible IL Teachers of the Year will rock your world w/an AMAZING session you won’t want to miss! 🗓️ Wednesday, Dec. 3rd 🕕 6–8 PM | 🎓 2 PDHs #PhysEd #HealthEd
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Honored by the recognition and award. I’m so excited for the opportunities to come! I love my job :)
Congratulations to Mae Flavin on being named the IAHPERD Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year! Mae will be honored at the Awards Ceremony at the IAHPERD Convention in Dec. @KCSD96 #PhysEd #HealthEd #AdaptedPE
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Congratulations to the 2025 IAHPERD Teachers of the Year and Administrators of the Year! #PhysEd #HealthEd #AdaptedPE
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Amazing adapted PE sessions presented for NSSEO teacher institute day last week. Awesome APE expert presentations and demonstrations. Great job Karen Puckett @2016puK Tara McCarthy @AdaptedPE22 Cathy Holbrook @SD25AdaptedPE Mae Flavin @flavinAPE #PhysEd @IAHPERD @PeakPEPD
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How lucky am I? Not only was my wife here to support me today but I got to build this program with her! We are a dynamite team & everything I’ve had the opportunity to do as a TOY is because of what we created together! I love you & I can’t wait to continue doing what we love 💚
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Incredibly proud of my wife, @CoachDeegs for all of the awesome things she’s doing for #adaptedPE ! Today, she presented at #SHAPECleveland as @SHAPE_America ‘s Midwest District APE TOY and crushed it! 🔥 💪
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15 Mar 2024
Incredibly proud of my wife, @CoachDeegs for all of the awesome things she’s doing for #adaptedPE ! Today, she presented at #SHAPECleveland as @SHAPE_America ‘s Midwest District APE TOY and crushed it! 🔥 💪
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Whoa! Illinois #Adaptedpe folks! This looks like an outstanding opportunity! Check it out! #ape @AdaptedPE22 @flavinAPE @CoachDeegs
We are fortunate to have a few spots still remaining for interested scholars. Contact us for details! @SHAPE_America @vahperd @IAHPERD @ILAdaptedPE @NCPEID @AdaptedPA @GAHPERD
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D96 in Buffalo Grove, IL is looking for a full time Adapted PE teacher for next school year. It’s a great district!! Please consider applying and reach out w/ any questions! generalasp.com/D96/onlineapp…

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16 Dec 2022
Sooooo incredibly excited for my wife and colleague, @CoachDeegs on her recent award and well-deserved recognition!!! You’re the BEST at what you do and I’m lucky to work with you, learn from you, and witness the positive impact you have on the lives of the children you teach!
We are proud to announce our 2023 Adapted Physical Education District Teachers of the Year‼️ Central Sarah Brockberg - @d49_APE Eastern Jessica Willson Midwest Emma Degen - @CoachDeegs Western Samantha Stewart - @coach_sammi_APE
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Just hanging out with the APE TOY, @CoachDeegs at @IAHPERD. #IAHPERD22 #inspire96 @ILAdaptedPE
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@flavinAPE and I are excited to be presenting together again at #IAHPER22! We will be talking about structured teaching and how it can be used to increase independence and reduce behaviors in PE. Come join us this Thursday!
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25 Aug 2022
There is a long term APE sub position open in Buffalo Grove, IL (KCSD96) that will start ASAP and last the entire school year. Please apply if you’re interested, and reach out with any questions. See job posting attached. generalasp.com/d96/onlineapp…

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Balloon & Sort! 🎈🎈🎈 Love this activity, great way to encourage coordination in a competitive or non-competitive environment. KS4/higher ability pupils capable of same activity but with a handball/basketball/netball instead of the balloon.
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Miss Flavin retweeted
Fitness stations for the 1st week back from winter break ❄️ Working on our core with some weighted sandbag curl-ups 💪 #AdaptedPE #inspire96 #physed
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#IAHPERDchat is back this week to kick off our 2022 Winter/Spring chats! Mark your calendars for Thursday, Jan. 13 at 8 pm Central and join @juliebotkin as she moderates the the topic: "Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners with Creativity" #physed #healthed #ape @IAHPERD
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Miss Flavin retweeted
More from our fitness unit. Adding a balancing element while moving weighted objects is an easy way to ⬆️ the heart rate♥️ #inspire96 #adaptedPE #physed
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