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High Schools That Work Southwest Ohio (HSTW SW Ohio) is a local consortium of school districts. Our Board of Directors is comprised of educators, parents, and business and community leaders.  HSTW SW Ohio is a 501(c)3 "not-for-profit" organization, sustanined by grants and by contributions from member districts. 

This consortium began in 1998 with six high schools committed to implementing the key practices and key conditions of the nationally recognized High Schools That Work model. Today, with the addition of the Making Middle Grades Work model, we have grown to include 29 high school sites, 10 career centers, and 23 middle school sites.  In addition, there are eight high schools and two middle schools exploring the model this year for implementation in 2009-10. 

Since 2003, our sites have received sixteen gold awards from the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), parent organization of HSTW and MMGW.  Six of our sites have been named national Pacesetters to serve as successful examples to other sites throughout the country:  D. Russel Lee Career Center, Franklin High School, Little Miami Junior High School, Talawanda High School, Waynesville High School, and Waynesville Middle School.

Our VISION is to be recognized by our customers as the premier partner in school processes and student performance improvement.

Our MISSION is to build the capacity of our member districts to improve student academic and career-technical performance.  We will achieve our mission by creating, sustaining, and expanding use of our value-added collaborative services. 

Our current collaborative services (products):

1.   High Schools That Work (HSTW)/Making Middle Grades Work (MMGW) model and curriculum implementation

2.   Coaching and consultation

3.   Professional learning communities (e.g., Superintendents/CEO’s, principals, school districts, school district networks)

4.   Professional development events

5.   Presentations

6.   New site staff and faculty collaboratives

7.   Research and data dissemination

8.   HSTW grant management

9.   HSTW/MMGW Assessment assistance

10.  Technical Assistance Visit support

11.  HSTW advocacy

12.  Publications

If you are interested in exploring the model, please contact our office at 513-619-2330.

Phil Cagwin, Chair

Superintendent, Talawanda City Schools

 

Jon Quatman, Vice Chair

Vice President of Performance and Outcomes, Great Oaks Institute of Technology

 

Jim Smith, Secretary

Superintendent, Bethel Tate Local School District

 

Tom Hausterman, Treasurer

Associate Superintendant, Winton Woods City Schools

 

 

David Baker, Superintendent                           Springboro Community City Schools

Dorothy Battle, Board Member                        University of Cincinnati

Dave Devier, Dean                                          Clark State Community College

Randy Gebhardt, Principal                              Waynesville High School

Maggie Hess, Superintendent                          Warren County Career Center

Laura Mitchell, Board Member      

Monica Mitter, Consultant                               Hamilton County ESC

Donna Myers, Board Member                          Springfield Clark CTC

Tim Nolan, Director                                        Greater Cinti. Tech Prep Consortium

John Pennycuff, Board President                     Winton Woods Board of Education

Brewster Rhoads, Non-voting Member              Office of the  Governor

Burton Roehr, Education Chair                        League of Women Voters

Carolyn Rutland-White, President & Founder    Youth Motivational Learning Center     

William Spahr, Board Member                         Xenia Community School

Dan Stacy, HSTW Consultant                         Ohio Department of Education

James K. Uphoff, Associate Director                Wright State University

Debbie Zorn, EdD, Director                              University of Cincinnati

 



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