superintendent of the year nominations

American Association of School Administrators - Aug 2010 Alliance for High Quality Education (Legislative Committee Member) - Aug 2011

Professional development activities: Scholastic's National Superintendent's Literacy Leadership Summit by Special Invitation - Jul 2006 to Jul 2006 The Ohio State University's National Academy for Superintendents - Jul 2009 to Jul 2009

BASA Ohio School Leadership Institute (OSLI) - Apr 2009 to Apr 2010 Ohio Principal Evaluation System (OPES) Evaluator - Aug 2011 to Aug 2011 Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES) Evaluator - Jun 2012 to Jun 2012

Publications/Articles/Presentations: The Ohio Department of Education and the Educational Service Center of Central Ohio, Presenter- - Aug 2010 to Aug 2010 National Public Radio, - Aug 2010 to Aug 2010 Ohio Association of Secondary Administrators Special Guest Presenter - - Dec 2011 to Dec 2011 United Way of Central Ohio, - Feb 2012 to Feb 2012 Buckeye Association of School Administrators, - Jul 2013 to Jul 2013 Community Leadership: Northwest Counseling Services Board of Directors - Aug 2004 to Jul 2008 Rotary Club International (Education Committee Chair) - Aug 2008 to Jul 2011 Central Ohio Technical College Advisory Board - Aug 2008 to Jul 2011 St. Philip Episcopal Church Vestry Member - Dec 2009 to Dec 2012 United Way of Central Ohio (Champion of Children Selection Committee Member) - Jan 2012 Honors and Awards: Jardine Middle School, Teacher of the Year, Topeka, Kansas - May 1992 to Aug 1993 The Ohio State University's Affirmative Action Award for Closing the Graduation Gap between White and Black Nursing Students - May 1996 to May 1997 Finalist for the Ohio Association of Middle School Administrators, Principal of the Year - May 2005 to May 2006 Ohio Association of Black School Educators Outstanding Superintendent - Apr 2012 to Nov 2013 Nominated as Ohio Association of Black School Educators National Superintendent of the Year - Jun 2013 to Jun 2013

Leadership for Learning: Strategy Employed to close the Gender Gap.

As educators, we know that boys and girls perform comparably in the areas of math and science. Therefore, if girls perform as well as boys, why are girls not selecting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) classes at the middle school and high school levels? To this end, the Worthington City School District (Worthington Schools) is working to inspire girls and other underrepresented populations to study STEM subjects and pursue degrees in STEM fields. Because we believe the problem is deeply culturally engrained, we are employing Dr. Bill Daggett’s (International Center for Leadership) Rigor, Relevance and Relationship Framework to increase the number of girls in

2 / 10