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Hamilton County Schools Leads The State In Governor’s Civic Seal Schools Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Hamilton County Schools led the state in the number of Governor’s Civic Seal Grants it received with nine schools and the district receiving nearly $65,000.
The grants will support the implementation of high-quality civics education programs to prepare students for college, career and civics life. This includes high-quality curriculum, professional development for teachers and expanded access for students to explore civic engagement.
“The Governor’s Civic Seal is important because it showcases our commitment to civics education and provides expanded opportunities for students to participate in civics-related activities like Youth in Government, Model UN and more,” said Rachel Turner, social studies content lead for Hamilton County Schools. “Part of being future ready means students can apply what they learn in civics to solve real-world problems.”
Hamilton County Schools Announce New Principals Monday, May 10, 2021 Hamilton County Schools announced several personnel updates Monday.
Andrea Johnson is the new principal at Barger Academy. She previously served as the principal at Lakeside Academy, a Level 5 school.
Ms. Johnson, a 26-year veteran of Hamilton County Schools, first joined the district as a teacher and taught for 13 years. In 2008, she moved to the district level as a secondary literacy coordinator, and later served as assistant principal at both Woodmore Elementary School and Lakeside Academy. Ms. Johnson has been the principal at Lakeside Academy since 2014, where she started a Destination Imagination class to engage students in STEM challenges, creativity, and collaboration. She is the recipient of an Annenberg Foundation Grant (2017), and made it to the Global Finals of the first Destination Imagination Competition (2015-2016).
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The three candidates running uncontested are Paul Jorgensen, Debi Farr and Ashley Espinoza.
This is Espinoza’s first time running for election. She was appointed to her position in January after Dawnja Johnson stepped down.
Jorgensen and Farr have held their positions since 1988 and 2008.
Incumbent Alan Laisure is being challenged by Caleb Clark. Laisure is the current Vice Chair and has held his seat since 2001. Clark is currently PTO Secretary at Spring Creek Elementary School, works in construction and is a stay-at-home dad
The deadline to turn in ballots is May 18th.
This story appears in the May 2021 issue of Town&Gown.
In the fall, Mount Nittany Middle School math teacher Rebecca Henry spent her nights and weekends retooling the algebra lessons she had taught for years, so they could be available to online learners at home.
She also had to juggle to implement Canvas, a new online course management system, for her classes, while simultaneously teaching and keeping up with grading.
“I’ve never been so tired and burned out in my life,” says Henry, who had to make the adjustments because of major changes to her classroom with coronavirus protocols. “It was hard to stop working. I knew if I didn’t keep going, it would just pile up.”