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Thomas Tucker

First Name: Thomas Last Name: Tucker School District: Worthington City School District Address 1: 200 E. Wilson Bridge Road Address 2: City: Worthington

State: OH Zip: 43085

Education: Philander Smith College, Little Rock, AR. - B.A. English Education, First Rank in Class - Aug 1984 to May 1988 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH - M.A. Educational Administration, University Fellow - Sep 1988 to Jul 1989 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH - Ph.D. Higher Education & Student Affairs & Communication, Fellow - Sep 1992 to Jun 1997 Administrative Experience: Assistant Principal - Hilliard City School District, Hilliard, OH - Aug 1998 to Jul 2001 Principal - Hilliard City School District, Hilliard, OH - Aug 2001 to Jul 2006 Director of Secondary Curriculum - Hilliard City School District, Hilliard, OH - Aug 2006 to Jul 2008 Superintendent - Licking Heights Local School District, Pataskala, OH - Aug 2008 to Jul 2011 Superintendent - Worthington City School District, Worthington, OH - Aug 2011

School District Type: suburban Enrollment: 9, 500 Grade span: Pre-K-12 Description:

The Worthington City School District (Worthington Schools) founded in 1803 includes 9,500 PreKindergarten through twelfth-grade students in one pre-school, 11 elementary schools, three traditional middle schools, one mastery learning-based lottery middle school, two comprehensive high schools, and one experiential-based lottery high school. The student population is diverse with over 40 different languages being spoken, over 30% of the students on free and reduced lunch, 32% ethnic minority and 12% of the students being defined as English Language Learners. Approximately 85% of the taxpayers do not have school-aged children in the district.

Memberships and offices held in professional organizations: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development - Aug 2001 Buckeye Association of School Administrators - Aug 2008 National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE) - Aug 2009

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