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BASA/AASA -
Greater Cleveland School Superintendent's Association -
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
and Educational Administration Advisory Council -
St. Ladislas Church - 40 year anniversary 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.
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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