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| TACSI- Tulsa Area Community Schools Initiative: History and Elementary School Success |
| Panelist Bios |
| Jan Creveling |
Jan Creveling began working at the Community Service Council in 1989 and currently serves as the Senior Planner for the Tulsa Area Community Schools Initiative (TACSI). Her responsibilities include program, resource, and policy development, community mobilization and capacity building, hiring and training of resource center staff, sustainability and communication planning, staffing TACSI committees and collaborating with state, regional and national partners. Prior to her current position, Ms. Creveling was the Community Service Council’s Consultant to the Metropolitan Human Services Commission providing research and guidance in the development of the local community school concept. She has also served as the Sr. Planner for Family Support and directed the implementation and management of the Tulsa Alliance for Families collaborative family support/family preservation federal Department of Health and Human Services grant. She is a founding member and past president of the National Network of Child Abuse Centers. She holds a B.A. from Oklahoma State University. |
| Kathy Dodd, Ph.D |
| Dr. Kathy Dodd joined Union Public Schools in 1999 as the district’s Director of Assessment. During that time, she worked to facilitate a teacher-led process to develop a district-wide aligned curriculum and formative assessment system to guide instructional decision-making. In 2006, Dr. Dodd was named the Executive Director of Elementary Education. In this role, her responsibilities include the supervision of the district’s 13 elementary schools and early childhood center as well as directing the community schools initiative. Dr. Dodd holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Oklahoma State University as well as a master’s degree in educational administration and a Ph.D. in educational foundations from the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Dodd is an adjunct member of the faculty at the University of Oklahoma.. Dr. Dodd serves on the Tulsa Area Community School Initiative (TASCI) governing board. She currently serves on the editorial board for the Journal of School Leadership. |
| Genie Shannon |
| Paula Wood |
Paula Wood serves as the Special Assistant for School and Community Relations for Tulsa Public Schools. She has a background in public relations and is a former Tulsa Public Schools’ teacher. Prior to her position with Tulsa Public Schools, Paula was Project Director of Student Voices, a civic education initiative of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Paula is also an active volunteer in the Tulsa community and is currently a board member of Project Creates and serves as secretary of the Tulsa Preservation Commission, a mayoral appointment. Her avocation includes jewelry design and creating one-of-a kind objects of art. |
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