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Communicating
about school finance issues for the Association for Equity in Funding (a group
of Wisconsin school officials working to change the state school financing law),
including strategizing for testimony before the Wisconsin Supreme Court,
handling a statewide media relations campaign, developing trade show displays
and printed materials, conducting media spokesperson training sessions, and
writing a quarterly newsletter.
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Working
with the Village Partnership (a group of Milwaukee Public School stakeholders
representing the teachers’ union, principals, management, lobbyists, and others)
to develop a district-wide year-round school plan.
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Working
with MPS on an ad hoc basis on a number of communications issues, including
writing brochures and case studies for School-to-Work; writing a brochure on MPS
assessments for the Office of Research and Assessment, and writing speeches for
the school superintendent.
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Conducting
a half-day workshop on sustainability for members of the Association of School
Business Officials of Maryland and the District of Columbia.
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Attending
and presenting at national conferences, including the National Association for
Year-Round Education and the Coalition of Essential Schools.
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Writing
published articles on Gifted Education, Computers in Curriculum, Special
Education Teacher Retention, and the SAGE Program.
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Writing
case studies on innovative school buildings.
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Coordinating
ENERGY STAR® pep-rallies at elementary schools in New York and Virginia.
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Appearing
as a guest to discuss gifted education on Wisconsin Public Radio.
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Participating
in the 2005 Milwaukee Archdiocesan School Summit, a task force to
create a unifying vision for
Catholic schools.
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Lecturing
for three semesters in the Mass Communications Department of the University Of
Wisconsin - Milwaukee.
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Volunteering
at Hi-Mount Community School to develop a Teacher Peer Evaluation plan that
became a model for the district, in addition to traditional classroom help.
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Developing
the “Cultural Connection,” a pilot program that integrates foreign language and
culture into elementary school curriculum without the need for an additional
teacher.
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Volunteering
at Golda Meir School, St. Sebastian Elementary School and The Wisconsin Center
for Gifted Learners in numerous capacities, from planning and budgeting to
providing video instruction and traditional classroom help.
