Greater Naples Leadership Masters Class XVII

EDUCATION DAY October 24, 2012

CONTENTS Agenda Goals and Objectives Speaker Biographies Questions to Consider for Group Discussion Edison State College—Programs of Study

AGENDA

Dress Code: Business Casual Session Leaders: Jim Johnson, Sally Kuralt, Sandy Morse, Claudia Polzin Start Location: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Administrative Center – 5775 Osceola Trail, Naples. See Map. Park in Visitors Parking in front of the Administrative Center. ______

Arrive at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Administrative Center

7:45 Continental Breakfast in Conference Room adjacent to the first floor Board Room

8:20 Announcements and introduction of the Education Day Team

8:30 Education in the Collier County Public Schools Dr. Kamela Patton, Superintendent of Schools, introduced by Session Day Team Member Sally Kuralt

9:15 Q and A

9:45 Comfort break, snacks and depart for school visits which begin at 10:15

10:15 School Visits Masters Class members have been assigned to groups to visit one of six Collier County Public Schools. You will have an opportunity to talk with the leaders of these schools and to tour the facilities. Please familiarize yourselves with the the page titled Questions for Group Discussion and Presentation in this packet and be ready to discuss them in the afternoon session.

Schools to be visited (See maps provided in packets): Osceola Elementary School – Principal, Jody Moorhead GNL Leader - Sandy Morse Golden Terrace Elementary School – Principal, Terri GNL Leader - Sally Kuralt Lonneman Golden Gate Middle School - Principal, John Bremseth GNL Leader - Carol Jonson East Naples Middle School - Principal, Joseph Mikulski GNL Leader - Claudia Polzin Barron Collier High School – Principal, Tim Kutz GNL Leader - Jim Johnson - Principal, Jose Hernandez GNL Leader: Ed Boyer

11:30 Conclude school visits/tours and travel to Lorenzo Walker Institute of Technology (LWIT). See map. 11:45 Upon arrival at LWIT, enjoy buffet lunch catered by LWIT culinary students and staff Activity: Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Hosted by GNL Session Day Team Member Jim Johnson

12:30 Lorenzo Walker Institute of Technology: An Overview Yolanda Flores, Principal, introduced by Session Day Team Leader Claudia Polzin

1:00 Q and A

1:15 Tour: Lorenzo Walker Institute of Technology (LWIT) We’re going to mix up the groups a little for this tour…but you will reconvene into your MORNING school visit groups at 2:00 PM for Group Discussion and Presentation Planning. You will be introduced to your LWIT faculty and staff tour guides at 1:15. Tour Group 1: last names A-C Tour Group 2: last names D-H Tour Group 3: last names J-L Tour Group 4: last names M-R Tour Group 5: last names S-Z

2:00 School Teams Group Discussion and Presentation Planning Please convene in the same group as your morning school visit to discuss questions you were asked to consider while visiting schools and to plan a 5-minute presentation to the rest of the class. Each team should choose a member to be its presenter.

2:30 Group Presentations from School Visits Each group’s chosen presenter to share in 5 minutes findings and observations with the class.

3:15 Comfort and snack break

3:30 Panel: Challenges of Teaching in the Collier County Public Schools (CCPS) Four teachers from across the district and at all levels of schooling will give us a greater appreciation for the environment and challenges that are part of their daily lives with our children. In addition, panelists will discuss ways in which GNL members may participate in supporting successful student achievement in CCPS: Khris Betten-Jutasi, Lorenzo Walker Technical High School Diane Fontdevila, Osceola Elementary School Denise Henderson, Manatee Middle School Rick Ponton, Lorenzo Walker Technical High School Moderator: GNL Session Day Team Leader Claudia Polzin

4:15 Q and A

4:30 Volunteering in the Collier County Educational Community GNL Session Day Team Leader Claudia Polzin

4:40 Preview: Cultural Arts Day

4:50 Social Wrap Up - adjourn to Under the Shady Palm restaurant for drinks and appetizers. See map. First round of beverages on your Session Day Team!

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Effective schools are essential to strong communities. Thus the vitality of the Greater Naples area is largely dependent upon the success of its educational institutions.

This session will provide:

• A basis for understanding the educational environment in Collier County

• A clear sense of the current status of education in our County within the broad context of state and national standards and achievement levels

• A broad introduction to our educational institutions

• A foundation for participants to assess critical issues and identify areas where they can have a positive impact through their involvement

• A description of volunteer opportunities that support successful student achievement in our community

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

Following are the biographies for the GNL Education Day speakers and for the members of the GNL Class XVI Education Day planning team.

Education Day Speakers (in order of presentations for the day)

Dr. Kamela Patton, Superintendent

Kamela Patton was appointed Superintendent of Schools for Collier County (Collier County Public Schools (CCPS)) on June 1, 2011. Previously she spent 24 years in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the fourth-largest school system in the country, serving 342,000 students (90% minority) with 371 schools and 51,000 employees.

Dr. Patton’s previous positions include Assistant Superintendent, Office of the Superintendent and District/School Operations, Differentiated Accountability Administrative Director, Regional Administrative Director, Instructional Support Director, Curriculum Director, Principal, Assistant Principal and Teacher at all levels of the K-20 educational continuum.

Dr. Patton received a bachelor of science degree in Elementary Education in 1985 from Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania; a master of science in Reading Education in 1992 from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, and a PhD in Educational Leadership in 2003 from the University of Miami.

Biographies of Principals of Visited Schools

John Bremseth, Principal, Golden Gate Middle School

John Bremseth has been with CCPS for 12 years and has previously served as a teacher, a dean and an assistant principal at the elementary, middle and high school levels.

His educational philosophy and beliefs center around the premise that the combination of consistent effort and a positive attitude result in educational success.

Golden Gate Middle School is dedicated to each and every student’s development and achievement, academically and holistically. Built in 1982, the school is a cornerstone in the City of Golden Gate. Staff is focused on developing strong and contributing students who are high in character and driven toward achievement.

Jose Hernandez, Principal, Golden Gate High School

Jose Hernandez has worked for CCPS for more than 25 years. A product of CCPS himself, Hernandez entered Shadowlawn Elementary School in fifth grade after moving to from Cuba when he was seven and a half years old. He attended East Naples Middle School, then graduated from in 1980.

In 1984, he returned to CCPS as a teacher, having earned a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Eastern Kentucky University, a master’s in Music Education and Specialist in Educational Leadership from The University of Southern Mississippi. He is currently working on a doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Central Florida.

Hernandez’ educational career has taken him from band director of Immokalee Middle and High Schools to director of instrumental music in Lee County and Miami-Dade County public schools. After 14 years in the classroom, Hernandez returned to Collier County as Dean of Students at his alma mater, Lely High School. He later served as Coordinator of Bethune Adult Education in Immokalee and Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Instruction at Golden Gate High School, before becoming that high school’s principal.

Tim Kutz, Principal, Barron Collier High School

Tim Kutz has been the principal at Barron Collier High School since July 2008. A native of Sterling, Illinois, Kutz spent six years in the Air Force as a Target Intelligence Specialist. After completing a mathematics degree at Illinois State University, he began teaching at Estero High School in Lee County. Kutz returned to Illinois to start his career in school administration, serving as a middle and high school assistant principal until becoming a high school principal in 2005, a role in which he served until coming to Barron Collier High School.

Terri Lonneman, Principal, Golden Terrace Elementary School

Terri Lonneman was born and raised in Monticello, Indiana, and attended Purdue University before moving to Florida. She earned her BA and master’s degrees at the University of South Florida and is currently working on a doctorate in Educational Leadership from the . Lonneman has worked for Collier County Public Schools for 27 years and was the principal of Corkscrew Elementary for eight years. This is her second year as principal at Golden Terrace.

Joseph Mikulski, Principal, East Naples Middle School

Joseph Mikulski has been the principal at East Naples Middle School since 2011. Before becoming principal at East Naples, he taught for nine years in Orange County, Florida, then moved to Naples. Here, he taught for three years at Poinciana Elementary, then was named Assistant Principal at Lake Trafford Elementary in Immokalee, a position he held for three years. In his final year at Lake Trafford, Mikulski became Interim Principal from October to April, before becoming Principal at East Naples.

East Naples Middle School is working diligently in several areas in all of its classrooms: writing across the curriculum in all subject areas, into higher levels of questioning using Webb’s Depth of Knowledge, and incorporating the use of data to help drive instruction in the school’s Professional Learning Communities

Jody Moorhead, Principal, Osceola Elementary School

Jody Moorhead has lived and worked in Collier County for 23 years and was the principal who opened Osceola Elementary School 10 years ago. Her vision was to make the school a fully inclusive school for all learners and to make collaborative team learning communities a reality.

Prior to opening Osceola Elementary, Moorhead served as Principal of Pelican Marsh Elementary for three and a half years and Shadowlawn Elementary for five years. Before that, she was a Program Specialist at Shadowlawn for four years.

Moorhead came to Florida from the Midwest where her parents were both educators and her two sisters and one brother are all public school administrators.

Yolanda Flores, Principal, Lorenzo Walker Institute of Technology and Lorenzo Walker Technical High School

Yolanda Flores has a passion for helping today’s teenagers become thriving members of tomorrow’s workforce, as well as for helping thousands of area adults gain the skills necessary to move from jobs to true careers. As principal of one of the area’s technical centers housing adult and high school programs in the same location, she has daily opportunities to witness dynamic teachers make the world of work come alive in each and every classroom at Lorenzo Walker.

With over two decades of experience in career-focused programs, Flores understands that education must work closely with business and industry. With this understanding, she looks to dramatically increase workforce partnerships that will create more authentic learning opportunities for students while meeting the needs of area employers.

Teacher Biographies for Afternoon Panel

Khris Betten-Jutasi

Khris Betten-Jutasi has been at Lorenzo Walker Technical High School since it opened in 2006, and has taught a variety of subjects including Spanish and English. She is currently teaching World Cultural Geography to 9th graders, which she considers her “dream job.” Betten-Jutasi was named a Collier County Teacher of the Year. She is a 9th grade team leader, orchestrating the meetings which generate plans and goals for school improvement; she also coordinates, monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of private tutoring companies who work with the school district. Betten-Jutasi has a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from the American College of Education and a BA from Grand Valley State University in Michigan.

Diane Fontdevila

Diane Fontdevila has taught in Collier County public schools for 22 years and has been a Naples resident for 39 years. As a child, she attended Naples Park Elementary, Pine Ridge Middle and Barron Collier High schools. In her professional career, Fontdevila has spent 13 years as a 4th grade teacher, six years as a program specialist and three years as a reading coach. Both her BA in Elementary Education and MA in Language Arts (with an emphasis in Reading) were earned through the University of South Florida. In 2003, Fontdevila achieved National Board Certification, and in 2010 she received a Golden Apple Award.

In her current position at Osceola Elementary School, she has represented staff as a District Teacher Leader and she is the Core Team Leader for 4th grade.

Denise Henderson

Denise Henderson currently teaches Algebra to 8th grade students at Manatee Middle School, where she is also the Math Chair. A Collier County Middle School Teacher of the Year, Henderson is a native Floridian who has been teaching in Florida for 25 years. Henderson grew up in the Florida Panhandle and graduated from the University of West Florida in Pensacola. Before moving to Naples, she was a high school computer technology teacher at a small school in North Florida. Henderson has lived in Naples for 15 years and has taught at and East Naples Middle School. She has been married for 22 years to a helicopter pilot/deputy sheriff and they have a 19-year-old son who is in the United States Army.

Rick Ponton

Rick Ponton has been with the Collier County Public School System for 21 years, spending the first 15 years teaching ESOL (English Speakers of Other Languages) and multimedia at Lely High School. Upon transferring, he was one of the original teachers at Lorenzo Walker Technical High School and for the past six years has taught Visual Technology to 9th graders. Ponton recently reformatted the school’s Multimedia Design Technology class. He has made presentations on ESOL and Technology at several national and international conferences. Ponton earned a Master of Science degree from Florida International University 18 years ago and has been an adjunct faculty member at that university for 16 years. He received his National Board Certification in 2007.

Class XVI Education Day Team Biographies

Jim Johnson

Jim was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and has the good fortune of spending summers in the Catskills region of New York. He attended Manhattan College for his BA, Columbia University Teachers College for his master’s and Florida State University for his PhD in Clinical Psychology. Following an internship and post-doctoral years in Miami, Florida, Jim took a position with the State University of New York at Plattsburgh, where he taught psychology for 29 years until retiring. For 40 years, Jim also had an active private therapy practice and provided consulting services to organizations serving individuals with intellectual disabilities. While in Plattsburgh, Jim was involved in a number of volunteer activities including serving on the boards of the Chamber of Commerce and the New York State Association for Retarded Citizens and its Guardianship Committee.

Jim and his wife of 10 years, Mary, spend seven and a half months in Pelican Bay, Naples, and summers on Chateaugay Lake in upstate New York.

Jim’s volunteer commitment in Naples is co-chairing the tournament committee – the major fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, which provides medical and dental screening and services to underserved children in Collier County.

His other interests and activities include playing golf, cooking, traveling and rooting for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Sally Kuralt

Sally has had family connections with Naples since the 1970s and has spent winters in the area since 2000. As parents of four grown children, she and her husband Richard still maintain a home in Hyde Park, New York, and a summer home in Stone Lake, Wisconsin. Their schnoodle Dolly, rescued from the horrors of a puppy mill, is the center of attention no matter where they are in residence.

The focus of Sally’s work toward her bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado, master's degree from Vassar College and PhD from Fordham University was on improving teaching and learning in our schools. Professionally she has held various positions in New York as teacher, psychologist and school administrator. Sally’s work as an educational consultant for the Educational Testing Service focused on using classroom observation as a tool for improving student achievement.

As a community volunteer in New York, she held leadership positions on the Dutchess County Youth Board, Arlington CSD Board of Education and in the Junior League of Poughkeepsie. Sally recently completed three years of service on the Civic Involvement Committee of The League Club of Naples, including serving as that committee’s vice chair.

Sandy Morse

Sandy and her husband, Jay (Class XIV), have been winter residents of Naples since 2008 while spending the summer months at their home in McLean, Virginia. Sandy received a BS degree in biology from Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia and spent several years teaching in the public schools of Henrico County, Virginia and at the Baldwin School, a private school for girls located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

In Naples, Sandy is a member of The League Club of Naples, where she has served on the Board, the Civic Involvement Committee and as Chairman of the Events Committee. She has also served on the Board of the Pelican Bay Women's Club and is a member of The Shelter Guild for Abused Women and Children.

Sandy and Jay have two lovely daughters, one terrific son-in-law and two anti-social grand-dogs!

Claudia Polzin

Claudia has been a resident of Southwest Florida for the past 18 years, having moved here from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Claudia received her bachelor’s degree from Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, and her master’s from the University of Michigan.

Her career began in education as a middle school music and theatre teacher. Claudia then moved into the nonprofit world, where she has spent many years in the work of development and education for nonprofit organizations. In Southwest Florida, Claudia worked for the Philharmonic Center for the Arts for 12 years as Education and Development Director. When it was time for her to change careers, she stayed in the nonprofit arena and worked for the Guadalupe Center of Immokalee and the Community Foundation of Collier County. Claudia is currently Director of Development for Classic South Florida – 88.7 FM.

QUESTIONS FOR GROUP DISCUSSION AND PARTICIPATION

Members of Masters Class XVII have been assigned to one of six groups for school visits and tours that will take place in the morning, following a presentation about Collier County Public Schools by Superintendent Kamela Patton. When the school visits are completed, your group will drive to Lorenzo Walker Institute of Technology for lunch and the afternoon’s activities. One of those activities will be a group discussion and presentation.

Your group from the school visit will be given 30 minutes to discuss your reactions to your school visit and tour and to develop a presentation (5 minutes maximum) to share with the rest of Class XVII your observations about the school your group visited.

Listed below are several questions to use as a guide when organizing your report for the larger group. Since each report will be 5 minutes in length, please focus on the information you believe to be most essential in understanding the culture and effectiveness of the school you visited.

Questions to Consider:

Are there unique characteristics or demographics that significantly influence the culture of this school? If so, what are they?

How do this school's achievement indicators, such as Florida's Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) Scores and School Grade, reflect or differ from those of other schools at this level (e.g., elementary) in the district? Why?

How does this school set priorities and focus its efforts? What impact, if any, do special needs of students (e.g., English language learners, special education, gifted and talented, poverty, etc.) and/or achievement indicators have on instructional decision-making?

Does this school offer any unique and/or innovative programs?

Are there particular instructional program emphases this year? What are they? Why?

How does this school's budget allocation support or constrain efforts to improve?

What is the greatest need at this school that is not currently being met (e.g. materials, staff development, additional support with individual students)? What is needed to address this?

If this is a school of choice by some, why would someone pick this school?

What was the most positive thing you saw at this school?

What would you still like to know?

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