Sponsors
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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