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Meet Our Board

Susan J. Kovalik, Member Emeritus

Founder of the ITI (Integrated Thematic Instruction, 1983) and HET (Highly Effective Teaching) Model (2005), precursors to the current Learning-Centered School Model (2023)

CEO/President of Discovery 2000, Susan Kovalik & Associates, and Center for Effective Learning (1985-2015)

Member of the initial planning team for two HET public charter schools and their science teacher and staff developer (2012-2016)

Developer of the ITI Model Teaching Week format; attended by more than 5,000 teachers

Hosted the Summer Institute at Lake Tahoe for 27 years

Supported Czechoslovakia's development of an educational model appropriate for a democratic society (1987-1994)

Author of Teachers Make the Difference and Teach for Success; coauthor with Karen D. Olsen of ITI: The Model (translated into Czech), Kids' Eye View of Science: A Teacher’s Handbook for Implementing an Integrated Thematic Approach to Science (translated into Arabic), and Exceeding Expectations: A User's Guide to Implementing Brain Research in the Classroom

Producer and director of 13 videos illustrating how to implement the ITI/HET Models

Awards: Recipient of the Gold Apple Award for outstanding video (Division in a Day); recipient of the Silver Apple Award for outstanding video (Building a Class Family); recipient of the Red Apple Award for Outstanding Video (Orchestrating Learning)

NASA Women of Achievement (1998)

Funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation for 10 years to improve science education using the ITI Model; the Mid-California Science Improvement (MCSIP) included more than 500 teachers in seven counties (1987-1997)
National Acclaim:

* ITI Model selected by the American Youth Policy Forum as one of 28 educational models in the U.S. that supports service learning; one of 11 rated highly compatible, 2002

* The ITI Model selected by the U.S. Department of Education as one of 32 entire-school education models in the U.S. for replication in the federally funded Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program (CSR) in 2000

* ITI Model selected for inclusion in the college text, Instructional Design Theories and Models: A New Paradigm of Instructional Theory edited by Charles Reigeluth, Indiana University; one of 56 educational models considered comprehensive for both curriculum and instruction, 1999

International Honors:

* Gold medal from the Slovak Minister of Education for helping the country create an alternative to the communist system of education following the Velvet Revolution

* Gold medal from Trnava University acknowledging creation of the ITI model and its adoption as the basis for teacher certification

* Translation of two ITI/HET model books—Tools for Citizenship and Life into Czech and Arabic, and Science Continuum of Concepts, K-6 into Slovak and Arabic

Terri Patterson, EdD - President

Ed.D., Baylor University, Waco, TX (2004)

Instructional Facilitator: LaVega Elementary School, Bellmead, TX (2014-present)

Executive Director of Elementary Education: Waco, ISD, TX (2006-2014)

Supervisor and evaluator, administrative interns participating in the Tarleton State University Educational Leadership Master Degree Program (2010-2014)

Co-chair: Professional Development Schools Coordinating Council with Baylor University (2002-2007, 2013-2014)

Planner: National Staff Development Council Conference Host Planning Committee (2007)

Director of Professional Development: Waco, ISD, TX (2002-2004)

Principal in Residence: Baylor University, Waco, TX (2002-2004)

Committee member: Baylor University Early Childhood to 4th Grade Curriculum Design Team (2000-2003)

Presenter: National Staff Development Council Conference (2004), Holmes Partnership National Conference (2002-2003)

Keynote speaker: Best of the Best Invitational: "Working with Children and Parents from Poverty" (2003)

Principal: Sul Ross Elementary, Waco, TX (1998-2003)

Assistant Principal: Sul Ross Elementary, Waco, TX (1994-1998)

Science Content Trainer: Mid-California Science Improvement Program (1998)

Instructor for various courses for Baylor University and University of Nevada, Las Vegas, including literature-based instruction (1991-1993)

Trainer for various program improvement and leadership models including: ITI/HET (1997-2003), Crucial Conversations, True Colors, Business as Unusual, TRIBES, Effective Schools Program, Leadership Development Process, and Literature-Based Instruction

Presenter at numerous conferences, including Midwest Brain EXPO (2001, 2002); International Reading Association National Convention (1991) Mentor Teacher: Las Vegas, Nevada (1989-1992)

Supervisor: Student teachers and practicum teachers for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (1987-1992); served as grade level chair (1985-1992)  Developer: Assessment tools/criteria for K-6, Clark County School District (1991)

Staff Developer: Districtwide teacher trainings in the areas of math, reading, science, writing, language, thematic Instruction, social studies, and integrated literature (1986-1993); New Teacher Orientation sessions (1989-1991), Las Vegas, Nevada

Teacher Representative: One of 10 teachers serving with 50 administrators to review district's K-6 Curriculum Framework (1989); reading textbook adoption committee Clark County School District, Nevada (1991)

Teacher: 3rd–6th grades in Texas, Nevada, and Kansas

Honors:

* Outstanding Principal of the Year, Waco ISD (2000);

* Outstanding Educator (1993);

* Excellence in Education Award, annually (1989-1992);

* Who's Who in American Education (1989 and 1990);

* Young Astronaut Teacher of the Year, Nevada (1989) (1991)

Sue Pearson - Secretary

CAS, SUNY Brockport (1996)

M.S. Education, SUNY Cortland (1970)

ITI/HET master teacher and trainer for the past 23 years

CEO, Susan R. Pearson Consulting, LLC (2011-present)

Title I Supervisor/teacher for ENL students Syracuse Schools/Diocese of Syracuse (2009-present)

Teaching: Peekskill, NY, Syracuse City School District, Onondaga Central
School

District, Diocese of Syracuse—Grades Pre-K, 2, 4, 5, and 6 and ENL, self- contained, team-teaching, multi-grade, G&T (1964-1996, 2012-present)

Supervisor, student teachers: SUNY Oswego (1965-1967); SUNY Cortland (1970)

Associate: ICLE (International Center for Leadership in Education) (2011- 2013)

Co-director: Center for Effective Learning (2010-2015)

Consultant: Research Works (2009-2011)

Certified Grant Writer: RA Associates (2006)

Science Mentor: affiliated with Syracuse University and NASA (1987); Utica City Schools' STEM program (2011-2013)

STEM Professional Development: Utica City School District (2010-2016)

Trainer, Math and Science Partnerships Grant, Utica City School District, (2014-present)

Presenter: New York State Staff Development Council (2010); "Research Works" New York State Non-Public School AIR trainings, Pre-K–12

Author and co-author: Tools for LIFE: Using the Lifelong Guidelines and LIFESKILLS in Your Classroom (translated into Czech and Arabic) and Character Begins at Home: Family Tools for Teaching Character and Values

Author: LIFESKILLS Activity Cards, Handbook for Student Teachers (SUNY Cortland, 1970), Handbook for Administrators and Staff (Syracuse Diocese, 1995-96)

Director and Scriptwriter, 4-part DVD series for the Highly Effective Teaching (HET) model: Developing an Agenda, Writing Procedures, Enriching the Environment, and Planning/Conducting a Being There Experience

Facilitator: SKA ListServ and Leadership ListServ, Susan Kovalik & Associates (1998-2013)

Honors:

* Inclusion in Cambridge Who's Who Honor Edition (2006, 2007, 2008);

* Manchester Who's Who Among Executive and Professional Women (2005);

* Who's Who of American Teachers (1992, 1998, 2005);

* Outstanding Teacher, Diocese of Syracuse (1987 and 1995)

Edgar Lampkin, EdD - Treasurer

EdD, International Multicultural Education, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, 2008

Masters, Educational Administration, CSU Sacramento, 1994

BA, Liberal Studies with Bilingual Emphasis, CSU Chico, 1986

Administrative Services Credential (K-12), CSU Sacramento, 1995

M. S. Credential: Bilingual Cross-Cultural (K-12), CSU Chico, 1986

ALAS Superintendent’s Academy Certification (PK-12) 2015 (Association of Latino/a Administrators and Superintendents, Washington D.C. )

Executive Director, California Association of Bilingual Educators (CABE), 2021–

Interim superintendent, Butte Valley Unified School District – Dorris, CA, 2020 – 2021)

Superintendent, Williams Unified School District – Williams, CA, 2016–2020

Director of EL Services/Student Services - Yolo County Office of Education, Woodland, CA, 2006–2017

Director of Pupil Services, Woodland Joint Unified School District, Woodland, CA, 2005 - 2006
Principal, Bardin Elementary School, K – 6 (850 ADA) - Alisal Union Elementary School District, Salinas, CA, 2003 – 2005

Principal, Chualar Union Elementary, Pre-K – 8 (350 ADA) - Chualar School District, Salinas, CA, 2001-2003

Principal, Los Padres Elementary, Pre-K – 6 (750 ADA) - Salinas City Elementary School District, Salinas, CA,1997 – 2001 (After 3 years of CSR implementation, students at or above grade level rose from 6% to 67%)

Principal, Shaver Elementary, K-5 (540 ADA) - Parkrose Unified School District, Portland, OR, 1996-1997

Principal, Prunedale Elementary School, K-5 (560 ADA) North Monterey County USD, Moss Landing, CA, 1995-1996

Assistant Principal, G. T. Egling Middle School, 4-8 (840 ADA) - Colusa Unified School District, Colusa, CA, 1993-1995

Assistant Principal, Will C. Wood Middle School, 7–8 (1,250 ADA) - Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento, CA, 1991-1993

Program Coordinator/Instructor Monterey County/Hartnell College, Salinas and Butte County School District, Oroville, CA, 1990 -1991

Assistant Coordinator, Monterey County Schools, Migrant Education Program -Jr. High/High School “Yo Puedo” Programs - U.C. Santa Cruz, CA, 1988- 1990

Bilingual Teacher, Ethel Phillips Elementary School, 3rd & 5 th - Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento, CA, 1986-1990

Bilingual Teacher, Migrant Ed. Summer School Program - Colusa & Calistoga, 1986-1988

Student Teacher — New Comer Center, Sacramento City Unified and Hamilton Elementary School, Hamilton City, CA, 1985–1986

CA Mini-Corps Program – All over California (1982-90)

Team Leader, Curriculum Developer, K–8, Outdoor Education School–Summer 1990

Special awards and recognition include:

* A Look at Learning (ALL) Innovation & Collaboration Award, 2014

* Yolo County Mexican-American Concilio: Rick Gonzales Sr. Award (2013)

* CABE Administrator of the Year, Salinas Chapter, 2002

* Reading & Language Arts Teacher of the Year Award,1998

Sarah S. Pearson

Masters, Education Psychology, University of Virginia, VA

Sarah has focused her career on championing youth, including Native youth by informing and improving the health and educational policies that affect them—from the local to the national level. Much of her work has been in educating policymakers and practitioners through the creation of learning opportunities and resources such as publications and high-level panel discussions that open dialog and bridge the worlds of policy, research, and practice.

Sarah enjoys overcoming challenges that led to a local level systems of care and the aligning, leveraging, and coordinating of community partnerships, youth programs, and community schools in support of aligning services for children and youth’s integrated health and crime prevention.

Sarah has been called on to produce new tools and training in support of a federally funded youth program. As a leader within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Tribal and Training Technical Assistance Center, Sarah developed national training curriculum to guide tribes in the development of a tribal action plan in support of tribal sovereignty to address alcohol and substance misuse as well as a strategic action plan for Native Connections helping federal grantees develop their program action plan. She also co-developed a Service Delivery System tool (known as Community Systems Analysis) to help grantees assess, inventory, and collect and analyze current data on partnerships within their community.

Sarah has provided leadership for federal and non-profit staff, and federal grantees, to support initiatives and programs that impact youth. As the Tribal Youth Justice Fellow with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), U. S. Department of Justice, she advised leaders across multiple federal departments on the Tribal Law and Order Act.

As Deputy Director at the Coalition for Community Schools, housed at the Institute for Educational Leadership in Washington, DC, Sarah led the Coalition’s policy committee to introduce legislation and support and defend pro-youth policies being discussed in Washington, DC.

At the American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF), serving as Program Director, Sarah led national-level discussions and conducted education programs for national policymakers and staff, and served as the principal investigator of field research and produced several publications, including Strengthening Indian Country Through Tribal Youth Programs, published in 2009 by AYPF in collaboration with OJJDP and Finding Common Ground: Service Learning and Education Reform published in 2002 by the American Youth Policy Forum.

Olga de Santa Anna

Olga began her education career at the age of 19 as a bilingual teacher in Santa Barbara where she taught for six years before moving to Santa Cruz. From 1982–1999, she taught 5 th and 6 th grades at Bay View Elementary where she participated in the Mid-California Science Improvement Program, implementing the ITI Model as both classroom teacher and MCSIP peer coach (1990–97).

In 1999, she became vice principal at Branciforte Junior High. From 2004 to she served as principal of Gault Elementary.

In Pajaro Valley Unified School District, she served as principal of Mintie White Elementary from 2004 to 2011 and at E. A. Hall Middle School from 2009 to 2015. For two years she was principal of both schools.

After retiring in 2015, she was rehired by Santa Cruz City Schools as interim assistant principal at Mission Hill Middle School and Soquel High, 2015-2016.

Olga has served on many community boards including the Santa Cruz Education Foundation for which she was one of the original founding members and also served as president from 2017 to the present. She also served on the Boys and Girl’s Club Board and spent 11 years on the board for DIENTES, Arts Council Board, and the Life Lab Board.
Over the years of her career, she also wrote and managed $4.7 million in grants for various schools and community groups.
Olga served numerous roles in ACSA (Association of California School Administrators) including: Leadership Coach and Mentor (2018–present), Region 10 Ambassador (2016–present), Region 10 Charter President (2013-15), Superintendents Academy (2013–14), Region 10 Chapter Secretary (2011–13), and Middle Grades Council (2012–17).

Olga has also been a trainer—model classroom teacher and coach—for the ITI/HET/LCS Model, 1999–present.

Olga is the mother of three wonderful kids, two of whom are firefighter medics and one who is a physician’s associate. She also has three delightful grandchildren.

Gayla Reid

Elementary teacher, Master LCS teacher (Sul Ross Elementary, Waco Unified), Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (Chilton ISD)

Karen D. Olsen, Executive Director

M.Ed., Education Administration, Columbia University Teachers College (1972)

M.A. Secondary Education, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, CA (1971)
B.S., English and music, California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, CA (1968)
Executive Director, Center for the Future of Public Education (1990-2006, 2015-present)
Author/co-author/editor of ITI/HET/LCS publications (1986–present)
Author: What Brain Research Can Teach About Cutting School Budgets (Corwin Press, 2013) and California Mentor Teacher Role: Owner's Manual (Books for Educators, 1983-1987)
Director, North County Community Schools Program, Oroville, WA
Instructor, university extension courses, UC Davis and Chapman College
Executive Director, Mid-California Science Improvement Program (MCSIP) (1987-1996)
Executive Director, Bay Area Middle School Program (1990-1994)
Consultant for mentor teachers, schoolwide planning, program evaluation, adult learning, designing staff development programs, systemic change, mentor teacher role, and grant writing (1983-1994)
Co-author: School Program Update, annual publication of the California Institute for School Improvement (1983-85), interpreting newly enacted laws and regulations affecting school programs and placing them in their political context, K-12
Program Director, California Institute for School Improvement (1983-1986) Administrator, California State Department of Education, Consortia Support Unit (1977-1982)
Consultant, California State Department of Education, Field Services and Planning and Development (1972-1977)
Co-author: Program Quality Review Instrument, CSDE (1973-1982)
Legislative Assistant, California State Department of Education (1971-72)
Ford Foundation scholarship recipient, educational leadership (1970-72)
Supervisor, Community Outreach and Health Services, Orosi, CA (1969-70)
Teacher: Remedial reading, grades 4-6 (1969-70); English and remedial reading, grades 7-12 (1968-69)
Coordinator, Head Start Programs, Dickinson-Iron Community Action Program, MI (summer 1968)
VISTA Volunteer (Volunteers in Service to America): Assistant Director, Iron River Community Schools Program, MI (1966-67)

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