LAST BEST CHANCE
LAST BEST CHANCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Chairs:
Dr. Nancy Farmer, Retired Associate Superintendent, Orange County Schools, Hillsborough, NC
Dr. John Harrison, Executive Director, North Carolina Middle School Association, Pinehurst, NC
Members:
Dr. Ann Adams-Bullock, Associate Professor, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Dr. Liz Alston, Principal, Western Middle School, Alamance-Burlington Schools, Elon College, NC
Dr. Warren Baker, Dean, School of Education, University of North Carolina-Pembroke, Pembroke, NC
Thomas Blanford, Past Executive Director, NC Professional Teaching Standards Commission, Raleigh, NC
Novella Brown, Principal, Terrell Lane Middle School, Franklin County Schools, Louisburg, NC
Edye Morris-Bryant, Assistant Principal, Carroll Middle School, Raleigh, NC
Rose Cooper, Assistant Principal, Robbins Elementary School, Robbins, NC
Carol Deal, Retired Associate Superintendent, Watauga County Schools, Boone, NC
Cecilia Gregory, Director of Middle Schools, Harnett County Schools, Lillington, NC
Dr. Suzanne Gulledge, Professor, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Jeanne Haney, Director of Middle Schools, Davidson County Schools, Lexington, NC
Greg Hicks, Principal, Person County High School, Roxboro, NC
Rob Matheson, Principal, Kestral Heights Charter School, Durham, NC
Vicki Moss, Executive Director, Testing & Accountability, Randolph County Schools, Asheboro, NC
Dr. Terry Mozingo, Assistant Superintendent, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Charlotte, NC
Dr. Ken McEwin, Professor, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Dr. Toni Parker, Education Department, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
Dr. Dina Requena, Business Representative, IBM, Research Triangle Park, NC
Ann Rollins, Parent Representative, NC Parent Teacher Association, Raleigh, NC
Mary Slagle, Teacher, Smoky Mountain Elementary School, Jackson County Schools, Whittier, NC
Jim Surles, Retired Principal, South View Middle School, Cumberland County Schools, Hope Mills, NC
Rod Teal, Principal, W.G. Pearson Elementary School, Durham County Schools, Durham, NC
Betty Terrell, Director of Middle Schools, Burke County Schools, Morganton, NC
Dr. Beth Tyson, Assistant Professor, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
Dr. Larry Upchurch, Deputy Superintendent, Moore County Schools, Carthage, NC
NC Department of Public Instruction, Instructional Services Task Force
Facilitators:
Dr. Elsie Leak, Associate Superintendent
Dr. June Atkinson, Director
Dr. Wandra Polk, Assistant Director
Martha Campbell, Information/Computer Skills Consultant
Dian Cooley, Family & Consumer Sciences Consultant
Dr. Johna Faulconer, English Language Arts Consultant, 6-9
Dr. Fran Hoch, Section Chief, Second Language, ESL, Information, & Computer Skills
Christie Howell, Music & Dance Consultant
Dr. Mike Kestner, Consultant, US Department of Education
Penny McGuire, Social Studies Consultant, 6-8
Linda Patch, Mathematics Consultant, 6-8
Clara Stallings, Science Consultant, 6-8
Michelle Wallen, Health & HIV/AIDS Education Consultant
Special Presentations
Dr. Sondra Cooney, Retired Executive Director, Making Middle Grades Matter, Southern Region Education Board, Atlanta, GA
Brock Murray, Section Chief, Licensure, NCDPI
Dr. Ken McEwen, Appalachian State University
Gary Williamson, Section Chief, Reporting, NCDPI
Feedback
Dr. Debbie Andrews, Director of Teacher Education, NC State University, Raleigh, NC
Dr. Charles Coble, Retired, University of North Carolina General Administration, Chapel Hill, NC
Dr. Madeleine Grumet, Dean, School of Education, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Dr. Jeanneine Jones, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Dr. Jerod Kratzer, Chair, Education Department, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
Tim McDowell, Director of Government Relations, North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, Raleigh, NC
Dr. Karen Nery, Dean, School of Education, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
Dr. Kathy Sullivan, Director, Human Resources Management, NCDPI
Dr. John Swope, Professor & Chair, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Dr. Manuel Vargas, Dean, School of Education, Winston-Salem State University, Winston- Salem, NC
Districts/organizations that provided feedback: Alamance, Burke, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Cumberland, Durham, Edenton-Chowan, Elizabeth City-Pasquotank, Franklin, Gates, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, Jackson, Moore, Perquimans, Person, Randolph, Wake, Watauga, Warren, Wilkes, Northwest Middle School Advisory Board, North Carolina Middle School Association Board, Southwest Regional Education Service Alliance. Additional input was gathered from teachers attending an informational session at the North Carolina Middle School Association Annual Conference (2002).
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