Jordan Bear Named Next Neoga Elementary Principal

Neoga Community Unit School District #3 has announced that Jordan Bear has been selected as the Neoga Elementary School Principal for the 2021-2022 academic school year. Bear will succeed Denise Helmers, who is departing at the end of this school year.

Bear is currently the K-8 Technology teacher for Neoga Elementary and Neoga Junior High School. Prior to that, he taught junior high school science in Neoga. His teaching career started as an elementary teacher at Paris Crestwood from 2009-2015.

Neoga school officials said Bear's elementary school teaching experience, his strong background on the benefits of Professional Learning Communities, and his knowledge of Educational Technology will aid him in leading Neoga Elementary School.

Bear earned an Associate Degree from Lakeland College and his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts Degrees from Eastern Illinois University. Bear and his wife, Sadie, live in Neoga with their two daughters.