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In our Worth Reading section, we invite you to peruse articles and resources we find relevant and thought provoking. Then, in Educator Express, enjoy quick downloads from some of our communities’ most notable trailblazers in public education. Check back often to see what we’re learning next.
Ellen McIntyre is now the Dean of the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences at University of Tennessee-Knoxville. As Dean of the Cato College of Education at UNC Charlotte from 2013-20, Ellen led 200 faculty and staff and 2,400 students.
Erik Turner has clarity on his purpose as principal of Julius L. Chambers High School in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Twenty years into the field of education, Melissa Stormont was formerly the Program Manager for Success by Design, the Opportunity Culture distributed leadership model, in CMS.
N.C. Opportunity Culture schools beat state rates of student growth
September 2016
Authored by: Public Impact
Transforming Schools: How Distributed Leadership Can Create More High-Performing Schools
January 2016
Authored by: Bain & Company
Dr. Timisha Barnes-Jones is a school turnaround specialist. As the principal of West Charlotte High School from 2013-19, Timisha was instrumental in the graduation rate increase of more than 17 percentage points.
Business owner, public policy professional and education advocate, Brenda now leads BEST NC, a nonpartisan organization of business leaders focused on excellent education in North Carolina.
North Carolina’s Economic Imperative: Building an Infrastructure of Opportunity
April 2016
Authored by: MDC
Alison is doing her legacy work at Queens University in Charlotte, as she oversees the SELA program to develop public school leaders.
