Race to the Top is a national educational reform initiative. Race to the Top reforms revolve around four key areas:
1. Adopting standards and assessments that prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace and to compete in the global economy;
2. Building data systems that measure student growth and success, and inform teachers and principals about how they can improve instruction;
3. Recruiting, developing, rewarding, and retaining effective teachers and principals, especially where they are needed most; and
4. Turning around our lowest-achieving schools.
Who Designed the Race to the Top Scope of Work
for Pickerington Local Schools?
Each participating district had to create a Transformation Team to write the Scope of Work and to guide the reforms. The transformation team should consist of as many teachers as administrators. The Transformation Team for the 2011-2012 school year consists of:
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Nikki Arnold, Assistant Principal, Harmon Middle School
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Ralph Bauers, Instructional Coach, Diley Middle School
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Alena Bryan, Second Grade, Pickerington Elementary School
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Sharon Caccimelio, Lead Instructional Advisor K-4
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Matt Dansby, Assistant Principal, Tussing Elementary School
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Anthony Elkins, Instructional Coach, Fairifield Elementary School
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Michelle Emerine-Stone, First Grade, Sycamore Creek Elementary School
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Carla Fultz, Pickerington Education Association President
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Anita Giardina, Science, Pickerington High School North
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Cindi Goldhaber, Lead Instructional Advisor, 5-8
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Heather Hedgepeth, Principal, Diley Middle School
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Adam Heibel, Sixth Grade, Toll Gate Middle School
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Becky Hornberger, Fifth Grade, Diley Middle School
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Zack Howard, Principal, Pickerington High School Central
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Sandy Juniper, Secondary Instructional Coach, Language Arts
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Cheryl Knox, Art, Ridgeview Junior High School
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Patricia Kuhn-Morgan, Secondary Instructional Coach, Social Studies
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Renee Mortimer, Community School Teacher, Pickerington Community School
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Kristi Motsch, Principal, Toll Gate Elementary School
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Julie Novel, Lead Instructional Advisor, 9-12
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Jackie Poeppelman, Second Grade, Violet Elementary School
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Jennifer Russell, Principal, Heritage Elementary School
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Michelle Watts, Assistant Principal, Lakeview Junior High School
When does the Transformation Team meet?
For the 2012-2013 school year, the Transformation Team will meet on the following dates:
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September 6
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October 4
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November 1-2 (Statewide Conference)
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December 6
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January 9
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February 7
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March 7
Other meeting dates to be announced
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Useful Links/Downloads:
Pickerington Local School District Scope of Work guides the work of the Race to the Top Transformation Team. Our scope of work was approved by the Ohio Department of Education in June 2011.
Ohio Department of Education Race to the Top information
U.S. Department of Education Race to the Top Information