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School Board Representative - District 3

Huntsville, AL
Joined June 2013
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Mark Dixon speaks to the opportunity myth. “71% of our students are getting A’s and B’s on their work. Only 17% are performing at grade level standards.”
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When students work to change their mindset about learning math they are seeing up to 60% improvement. @AlaSchoolBoards @HSVk12 #AASBFallConference
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Dr. Scott Coefield presents Alabama Teacher Observation Tool, ATOT. ATOT meets federal ESSA requirements as a new teacher observation tool that is formative @AlaSchoolBoards @HSVk12 #aasbfallconference
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Listening to @Trish_Crain talk about high flying schools that also have high poverty. @HSVk12 @AlaSchoolBoards #aasbfallconference
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Such a treat to have @sheilaholt19 from @UAHuntsville presenting to the @HSVk12 BOE and boards from around the state, on numeracy at the @AlaSchoolBoards conference. #aasbfallconference
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Six different tests, six different testing formats, six different targets for our students in the last few years. Makes it hard to measure student progress….and hard on teachers to continually pivot. @AlabamaAchieves @HSVk12 @AlaSchoolBoards #AASBSummerConference
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“We are #4 in the nation in financial literacy as determined by NextGen Financial” @egmackey @AlabamaAchieves @AlaSchoolBoards @HSVk12 #AASBSummerConference
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Students need to be ready for the workforce or post secondary education after high school. @egmackey @AlabamaAchieves @AlaSchoolBoards @HSVk12 #aasbsummerconference
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Making sure the foundation is there so students are better prepared for Algebra. @egmackey @AlabamaAchieves @AlaSchoolBoards @HSVk12 #aasbsummerconference
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The College Crash Course for Seniors is scheduled for July 2022! The College Crash Course is open to all rising 12th graders in HCS. This year we are offering both in-person and virtual options for the College Crash Course. Register now: buff.ly/3QxFEwK
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Dr. Helen Fagan speaks to @AlaSchoolBoards “when you experience adversity you can become hard,mean, defeated or you can turn it around,learn, something, and become stronger.” @HSVk12 #aasbsummerconference
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“Who will you touch? Everything you do matters. Everything you don’t do matters. There are generations that are not yet born who will be shifted and shaped by what you do today and the next day and the next day…” @AndyAndrews @HSVk12 @AlaSchoolBoards #aasbsummerconference
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Principals work in the time whether you know them or not. Gravity was present before Newton put a name to it. “A search for principals is a search for best and you can’t compromise on best “ @AndyAndrews @HSVk12 @AlaSchoolBoards #aasbsummerconference
You build your life, your business (your schools) one brush stroke at a time. At the end it will be a masterpiece or a disaster depending on how much attention you pay to the small stuff. @HSVk12 @AlaSchoolBoards #aasbsummerconference @AndyAndrews