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Assistant Superintendent Ronald Raglin Wins Dr. King Humanitarian Award
Jan. 19, 2019
ELGIN - U-46 Assistant Superintendent of Educational Support Programs and Alignment Ronald Raglin was awarded the 2019 Dr. King Humanitarian Award Saturday morning during the City of Elgin’s celebrations honoring the civil rights leader. Raglin, whose career in public education spans 35 years, is known within the District and the area as a fervent champion on issues surrounding equity, and he has strengthened the District’s ties with many community partners to support student success.
“Ron lives a mission-driven life - one that rises to the ideals that Dr. Martin Luther King held for all mankind,” said U-46 CEO Tony Sanders. “He works to uplift the power and potential of all students, and inspires all he works with to do the same. Ron is very deserving of this honor.”
Raglin received the award during the City of Elgin’s 34th Annual Dr. King Prayer Breakfast held at the Elgin Community College University and Business Center. The celebrations are organized by the city’s Human Relations Commission, and the 2019 theme is “Justice Before Comfort.”
The current school year is Raglin’s seventh year with U-46, and he said his current role is his “dream job.” He moved to Elgin from Chicago after taking the position with U-46, he said, to demonstrate his commitment to the “vital and vibrant” communities served by the District. In his role, he oversees the District’s AVID College Readiness System, work on issues of equity and mentoring initiatives, as well as being heavily involved in the District’s relationship with the Alignment Collaborative for Education, a group which helps organize community leaders and resources in support of public school strategies to raise student achievement; create responsible, productive, and contributing members of our society; and advance the economic and social well-being of communities served by U-46.
“It is both humbling and an honor to serve the culturally and linguistically diverse student population in U-46,” said Raglin. “I saw the power of a good education early on in life, and so to be a part of the good things happening in U-46 - and now to be honored with the Dr. King Humanitarian Award - is more rewarding than I can say.”
Raglin grew up on Chicago’s South Side, attending William Shakespeare Elementary School and Martin Luther King High School.
He spent 18 years as an instructor in middle and high schools in the San Joaquin Central Valley of California, teaching English, math, government and economics, and AVID, as well as coaching students’ basketball and soccer teams.
Raglin and his wife, also a teacher, returned to Chicago in 2002 to assist then-CEO Arne Duncan in the administration of the Chicago Public Schools system.
Raglin received his associate’s degree from Merced College in Merced, California; his bachelor’s degree from Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas; and his master’s degree in educational administration from Chicago State University. Raglin and his wife, Tena, recently celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary. They have two children and three grandchildren.