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Professional development activities: International Baccalaureate Conference of the Americas - Jul 2013 Martha Holden Jennings Retreat (annually) - Jul 2005 AASA National Conference (5 of last 6 years) - Ohio School Boards Association Conference (annually) - Nov 2001 BASA workshops (new superintendent, school finance workshops) -

Publications/Articles/Presentations: Panel Presenter - Ohio International Baccalaureate (IB) Spring Conference 2013 - Ohio School Boards Conference Presenter – Public Records and Superintendent Position - Keynote speaker – Kiwanis Salute to Excellence, Westlake Kiwanis - Presentation – Greater Cleveland Education Development Center – “Leading Change in Schools” - Published – Article on secondary building leadership – Education Spectrum Winter 2003 - Community Leadership: Westlake-Bay Village Rotary, Club inbound student exchange counselor - Westlake Kiwanis, Executive Board Member - Westshore Chamber of Commerce - Board of Trustees - Baldwin-Wallace University and and Kent State University- Master of Education Advisory committee Honors and Awards: District awarded $100,000 grant from Ohio Local Government Innovation Grant for International Baccalaureate Diploma Program - Jan 2013 Cleveland State University Distinguished Alumni Recipient - Oct 2012 Westlake Council of PTAS – Founder’s Day Helping Hands Educator Award - Feb 2011 District awarded $350,000 grant for STEM middle school Program of Excellence - Jan 2009 AASA – Education Administrative Scholarship Award (Paul Salmon Scholarship)– One of six nationally - Feb 2002 Leadership for Learning: The mission of the Westlake City Schools states, "We Educate for Excellence...empowering students to reach their educational goals, direct their lives and contribute to society." The expectation in Westlake is that all students demonstrate exceptional achievement and growth. While our district has earned state and nationally recognized academic success as a whole, it was clear after a thorough review of our data that our work with our students with disabilities (SWD) provided an opportunity for improvement. We believe our commitment to developing a sound Response to Intervention (RTI) approach has resulted in increased growth and higher achievement for this sub group. and Educational Administration Advisory Council - St. Ladislas Church - 40 year anniversary committee -

During the 2009-10 school year we examined our state and local test data with over 120 stakeholders during the development of our district’s Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP). Through the CIP

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