About the Administration

Jeff Schafermeyer, Principal

Number of Years at Boulder Hill: 2

In Education: 16

Colleges Attended:    Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (B.S. Geography), Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (Illinois Teaching Certification), and Northern Illinois University (M.S. Outdoor Teacher Education and M.S. School Administration).

Hometown: I was born in Cobden, Illinois and grew up in Webster Groves, Missouri

Favorite Subject in School: Geography

Favorite Restaurant: ZaZa’s in St. Charles

Favorite Book: Undaunted Courage by Steven Ambrose

Some of my Favorite Hobbies: traveling, community service involvement, all outdoor activities, urban adventures into Chicago, and playing catch with my kids in the yard.

Favorite Quote: "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I may
remember. Involve me and I will learn."  Benjamin Franklin

Most Memorable Boulder Hill School Moment: Facilitating an orienteering (map and compass activity) program with Mrs. Becky Hejtmanek’s physical education class in the spring of 2003

Julie Sromek, Assistant Principal

Welcome to the Boulder Hill Elementary School website!  Boulder Hill is a wonderful place to work and learn and I feel so blessed to be here!  We have a great student body, a staff that is dedicated and full of energy, and parents and neighboring community that are supportive and involved in our children’s education.

I grew up in Sterling, Illinois and attended Sterling High School.  I then  attended Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois and graduated in 1999 with a Bachelors in Elementary Education.  That spring, I was hired as a 4th grade teacher at Old Post Elementary for the 1999-2000 school year.  Over the next six years, I taught 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades at Old Post. 

In 2003, I received my Masters in Educational Leadership from Aurora University.  During the winter and spring of 2005, I held an interim position for the Assistant Principal at Boulder Hill Elementary School.  Later, I was hired as Boulder Hill’s Assistant Principal, starting the 2005-2006 school year.

I definitely have a passion for children and education.  I thoroughly enjoyed teaching and have found great rewards, too, as Assistant Principal.  Each of us is integral in shaping our children for the future, and I definitely feel I am playing an important part here at Boulder Hill Elementary School.  The Oswego School District #308 is a great place to work and live and I am glad to be a part of it!