MSSP - Ron's resume

Model Secondary Schools Project

Working with schools and districts to ensure our urban students have the 21st Century schools they deserve.

Ron’s resume

Objective

To serve as an agent for effective and equitable change in urban education through technical assistance in the form of strategic planning, executive coaching, development of innovative solutions and materials, group facilitation, utilization of technology based resources, and broadening the scope of options available to school and district teams.

Qualifications

The opportunity to assist teams in bringing clarity to systemic efforts to improve the performance of urban students has developed from unique opportunities and model teachers I have had in education, technology and media. This background has allowed me to assist public schools through familiarity with technology based information and communication systems, strategic planning, project facilitation, and a wide range of technical assistance services that include development of conceptual documents, charts and narratives, development of templates and discussion protocols to map the thinking of diverse groups, collaborative development of concept documents and narratives and training in use of collaborative information systems as well as serving as key author of multiple reports and proposals.

Education

Masters Degree, Media Communications, Governors State University, Illinois.

Master’s Degree, Elementary Education, Governors State University, Illinois.

Bachelor’s Degree, Visual Education Studies, Empire State College, New York.

Photography Certificate, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, New York.

Awards, Fellowships, Grants

Model Secondary Schools Project - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, August, 2000.

Positions Held

Partner, Co-Director, Model Secondary Schools Project , LLC 2004 - present.

Co-Director - Model Secondary Schools Project., 2000 - 2004

Information Architect - Institute for K12 Leadership, University of Washington, 2000 - 2001

Classroom Teacher/curriculum developer, technology director, Internet Academy, 1997- 2000

Television Producer/director – local cable program - The Virtual Classroom, 1996 - 1997

Technology Specialist - Lake Washington School District, 1993 - 1997.

Independent video producer and educational technology consultant, 1982 - 1994.

Artist-in-residence projects – Washington, Idaho, Illinois,1982 - 1985.

Graduate assistant – Film & video production,1981 - 1982.

Teacher Corps Intern, West Harvey, Illinois School District, 1979 - 1981

Program Director – Backroom Project – community youth program, Rochester, NY, 1977 - 1979

Publications

A New Lens on Learning, Model Secondary Schools Project, 2004

Project Planning and Facilitation

Converting to Small Themed Learning Communities, Clark County School District, 2006 - 2007

Conversion of Franklin High School - Small Themed High Schools, Rochester, NY, 2004 - 2007

Conversion of Edison Tech High School Into CTE Small High Schools, Rochester, NY, 2004 - 2007

Connecting Time - A National Networked Learning Project and Video Conference, Fall 2003

Model Secondary Schools Project - Start-up of Eight Small Urban High Schools, 2000 - 2004

Information and communications systems design and development for online school, 1998-2000

Design Team - Tiger Woods Learning Center 2004-05

Conference Planning and Leadership

“Converting Edison into Four Small High Schools”, Rochester, NY, July 2004

“Rochester Technology Summit,” May 2004

“Summer Institute” New Orleans, LA, June 2004

“Summer Institute” Seattle, WA, June 2003

“Summer Institute” San Antonio, TX, June 2002

“Summer Institute” Chicago, IL, June 2001

Conference Presentations

3 Rs Framework, multiple school district sites, 2007-2008

Creating Student Centered Learning Environments in Small Urban High Schools, NECC, June 2005

Model Secondary Schools Project, NSBA Technology & Learning Conference, Fall 2004

A Working Vision for Change, Education Trust Conference, Fall 2004

A Support System for a Learner Centered School Community, MSSP Project Sites, Fall 2001

Extending Learning: Integrating Technology into the Classroom, MSSP, June, 2001

A Support System for Learning and Collaboration, Gates Foundation Network Meeting, Spring 2001

Teaching in a Networked Environment, Institute for K-12 Leadership, Fall 2000

Information Systems Design

Training and consulting in use of SharePoint as tool for knowledge management, process control and document management.

Information and education resource database, Institute for K-12 Leadership.

Design coordination of development for Personalized Student Planning System, MSSP grant.

Online curriculum development standards, integrated online student information and communication systems, and support systems for Online School—Internet Academy.

School Reform Projects

High School Reform Strategy, planning, team facilitation, author, Rochester School District, 2008.

Restructuring High Schools as Small Learning Communities - Western High School, Eldorado High School, Chaparral High School, Clark County School District, 2006 - 2008

Global Media Arts High School, Rochester City School District 2001- 2008

International Finance High School, Rochester City School District, 2004 - 2008

Bioscience High School, Rochester City School District, 2004 - 2008

School of Imaging & information Technology @ Edison , Rochester City School District, 2004 - 2008

School of Engineering and Manufacturing @ Edison, Rochester City School District, 2004 - 2008

School of Applied Technology @ Edison, Rochester City School District, 2004 - 2008

School of Business & Entrepreneurship @ Edison, Rochester City School District, 2004 - 2008

Restructuring Middle Schools as Small Learning Communities - Keller Middle School, O’Callaghan Middle School, Fremont Middle School, Clark County School District, 2006 - 2007

Tech Boston Academy, Boston Public Schools, 2000 - 2007

Detroit Technology High School, Detroit Public Schools, 2000 - 2006

Entrepreneurship High School, Cincinnati Public Schools, 2002 - 2004

Peterson Center, Clark County School District, 2002 - 2004

Success Tech Academy, Cleveland Municipal School District, 2001 - 2004

East St Louis Networking Academy, East St Louis School District, 2001 - 2004

Compton Small High School, Compton Unified School District, 2000 - 2004