Jenny Lewis
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What Is Your Vision for ASCD?
I am passionate about ASCD, its vision, strategic direction, and that the child is the centerpiece of all planning and programs. I see ASCD as a significant, connected learning community where every member is a leading learner and where collegiality and co-ownership, teamwork, and strategic and innovative processes are valued.
ASCD's growth is dependent on understanding the issues that learning-focused organizations face, so it is timely to connect with researchers, practitioners, and policymakers globally and to make explicit the learnings gathered. As ASCD expands its role as a leader in learning design and continues to create a world-class professional learning world and network in which learners can learn, create, collaborate, innovate, share, and transform their professional practice, ASCD will need to build new and innovative opportunities in the professional learning and development space. This will involve building an anytime, anywhere baseline that supports current and new shared language around the learning that is important for global citizens.
ASCD now needs to commit to expanding internationally and driving the development of professional learning programs and resources that embrace international research and support current and future membership needs. The idea of an ASCD without boundaries is an exciting opportunity for everyone.
Current position: Executive Director, Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management, New South Wales, Australia; consultant to ASCD.
Education: Diploma of Education and BE, Nepean College of Advanced Education; ME, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Career History and Highlights: Executive director, Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management (18 months) and the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (5 years); president (3 years), fellow (1998-present), and CEO of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders (6 years); director of Teaching Australia (5 years) and International Chair of Microsoft Partners in Learning International Advisory Board (2 years). Have served schools and their students for the past 30 years; and, as a school principal, led staff, students, and community to create innovative approaches to professional learning and to organizational and teaching and learning reform. These reforms have been documented in many books and articles. Currently working with schools and systems in their pursuit of improving student outcomes though quality leadership and organizational improvement programs.
ASCD, Affiliate, and Committee Participation: ASCD member (14 years). Member, Annual Conference Planning Committee (2004 and 2005). Facilitator of ASCD events in Australia, including initiation of the ASCD-Australian Council for Educational Leaders joint membership strategy (since 1998).
Matt McClure
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What Is Your Vision for ASCD?
We are at a critical period in education today. The implementation of Common Core State Standards has the potential to truly be a "game-changer" for the students we serve. As we make this transition in most states, ASCD is leading the charge in ensuring that the focus remains on educating the needs of the whole child in meeting this challenge. Utilizing the current ASCD strategic framework to accomplish our common goal of truly educating the whole child is paramount.
Throughout my career, I have demonstrated my ability to build and cultivate relationships, a focus of innovation and design in my school district, and a thorough understanding that our most critical variables are the process and practice of implementation. I will bring a strong voice, work ethic, and commitment to educating the whole child, if elected to represent the membership of ASCD.
Current Position: Superintendent, Cross County School District, Cherry Valley, Ark.
Education: BSE, University of Central Arkansas; MSE, Harding University; EdD, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Career History and Highlights: Named to Tech & Learning's list of 2012 "Most Influential in EdTech"; 2012 ASCD Outstanding Young Educator award winner. Named to the 2011 Arkansas Business 40 Under 40 by the Arkansas Business Publishing Group; opened an on-campus school/community-based medical clinic (2011); 2010 Arkansas Superintendent of the Year. Arkansas superintendent representative, Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers Cadre of Educational Leaders. Presented throughout the state and nation. Coauthor, Getting it Right: Aligning Technology Initiatives For Measurable Student Results (Corwin Press, 2011).
ASCD, Affiliate, and Committee Participation: ASCD member (12 years). Member, ASCD Legislative Committee (2011–present), ASCD Leadership Council (2009–present). Arkansas ASCD past president; member, Arkansas ASCD Legislative Committee (founding member, current chair); member, Arkansas ASCD conference committee.
Pam Vogel
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What Is Your Vision for ASCD?
Our purpose as educators is to make meaningful contributions to all of which we are a part. Education is a means to engineer social change and has a fundamental role to play in personal and social development. It is a ladder that can be used to climb out of poverty and oppression. We have the ethical duty to prepare each student with the critical skills they need to effect positive change and to equip them to support a new global direction. Our goal will be to find opportunities to shape policy and provide supports that promote the needs of our youth and educators by seeking to answer the question: "How do we provide each child with the kind of education and opportunities to improve the future?" Answering this will provide that new global direction. It is up to us to explore this question as we implement the strategic plan for our organization.
We have a responsibility to address the needs of the whole child and to do so through the assistance we provide to all educators. I look forward to the opportunity to be a part of the membership that responds to those we serve in ASCD.
Current Position: Superintendent of Schools, East Union Community School District, Afton, Iowa; instructor in Certificate of Advanced Studies (superintendent licensure), Iowa State University, Iowa
Education: BS, University of Iowa; MS and specialist in education, Drake University; PhD, Iowa State University
Career History and Highlights: Special education classroom teacher; curriculum coordinator; director of curriculum and instruction/special programs (6 years); coordinator of leadership development; superintendent (4 years); independent education consultant and staff developer (10 years). Conducted training for teachers and administrators (20 years). Grant writer for competitive and noncompetitive grants. Member of committees and community organizations, including School Administrators of Iowa, Special Olympics, American Field Service, Union County Development Association, Area Education Agency Technology advisory committee, Heartland Differentiation advisory committee, Iowa Department of Education Focus on High Schools state steering committee, Beginning Teacher & Mentor advisory committee. Recipient, Iowa State University Jordan Larson Dissertation Award in Educational Administration, Scottish Rite Fellowship Scholarship award, Sampson Iowa State Graduate Student Fellowship award, and Iowa Educational Research and Evaluation Association award.