The future is now clear. In Past, Present, Future, I discussed my decision to leave Dearborn Public Schools in order to be closer to my family. At the time, I didn’t know what the future would hold. I now have some clarity about the future (which is now).
I’m extremely excited to join Cape Elizabeth Schools as their Director of Educational Technology. Cape Elizabeth is a fantastic school district. Already high achieving, the school is looking to move forward with technology implementation that goes beyond test scores.
In Cape Elizabeth, I’ll be joining a new team. The Superintedent, Dr. Chris Record, is joining the district from Gorham, after being awarded Maine’s Assistant Superintendent of the year. There will also be a new Assistant Superintendent as well. We’ll be focusing on student learning.
Personally, I look forward to building an excellent technology team that will put student learning first and foremost. Lots of new and exciting relationships to build. Incredible people to meet. New systems to learn. But in the end, my focus will stay the same: how can we help students learn.
This will be a very different experience for me. The size of the district is much smaller than my previous district. This is also a new position for Cape Elizabeth. In my previous district, I knew pretty much where the department was and where it needed to go. I’ll need to catch up on where we are now, but I’m confident that we’ll move forward together. One of the great things about education (and specifically, technology in education) is that things are constantly changing. No matter how good we are right now, we can get better. We can do better. We can be better.
I’m looking forward to starting this journey with Cape Elizabeth Schools.
