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Staff changes at CCASN
CCASN is proud to announce the appointment of our new Executive Director, Theresa McEwen. Theresa brings broad and deep knowledge of high school redesign, and extensive experience developing college and career pathways.
As a school administrator for more than 20 years in both Southern and Northern California, Theresa championed the expansion of college and career options for all students, most recently as principal at Tennyson High School for four years, and as principal at San Lorenzo High School for five years. Theresa comes to CCASN from the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD), where she served as Director of High School Redesign. As a leader in the Linked Learning District Initiative, Theresa worked closely with leaders in other districts committed to developing the Linked Learning approach. In SCUSD she has overseen the building of district supports for pathway development, helped to create a community of practice that bridges SCUSD and Elk Grove USD in a California Career Pathways Trust consortium, and provided leadership and assistance to high school sites to support college and career readiness for all students.
We are also delighted to welcome Tracy Ostrom, who comes to CCASN after serving as Director of the Green Energy Academy at Skyline High School, where she led that academy's participation in the GLOBE California Academy Program (GLOBE CAP). Tracy has more than 15 years of teaching experience in lab-science courses including biology, chemistry, general physical science and AP Environmental Science. As a teacher-leader, she is experienced in new teacher mentoring and received "D-lab science" approval for four courses she wrote. She came to the education field with a Masters of Science degree and 13 years of environmental management experience in private industry. Tracy's responsibilities will include continued development of the online searchable curriculum database for college and career pathways, and managing the expansion of GLOBE CAP. With mixed emotions and of course our congratulations, CCASN says farewell to Erin Fender, who has been a CCASN dynamo since 2009. Erin contributed tremendously to the field during her six years with CCASN, overseeing the GLOBE California Academy Program, creating guides and other resources including WBL materials for the Tennessee Department of Education, developing the online searchable curriculum database for college and career pathways, and coaching in several districts. She has traveled extensively supporting the development of career academies by organizing and presenting professional development workshops and institutes. We look forward to continued collaboration with Erin in her new position as Director of Curriculum and Instruction with the Healdsburg Unified School District. |
