The Lathan Administration is almost complete

The beginning of the school year is quickly approaching and it seems that District 150's new Superintendent hasn't stopped working since she got to Peoria. Other than needing to replace the recently ousted Controller, Pam Schau, Dr. Lathan's team is pretty much complete.

Administration (left to right)
Dr. Grenita Lathan, Superintendent
Dr. Michelle Ungurait, Associate Superintendent
Debra Dimke, Executive Director of Human Resources
Dr. LaToy Kennedy, Chief Curriculum and Instruction Officer
Interim Pending, Controller/Treasurer

Department Heads (left to right)
Bryan Chumbley, Accountability and Research
Otto Arcaute, Federal/State and Special Projects Compliance
Jeffrey Puckett, Purchasing/Textbooks/Warehouse Services
Michael McKenzie, Assistant Comptroller
Becky Goldman, Food Services
Greg Collins, Security
Carla Eman, Budget Analyst
Tim Delinski, Instructional Improvement
Jane Clark, Special Education
Russell J. Budzban, Building and Grounds
Revonda Johnson, Instructional Improvement Officer
William Salzman, Student Affairs
Ann Bond, Early Childhood Programs
Shameika Sikes-Patterson, Literacy/Social Studies
Scott Delawder, Technology
Geri Hammer, Employee Services
Stacey Shangraw, Marketing and Public Relations
Anthony Mendoza, Transportation
York Powers, Family and Community
Ava Hoffer, Pre-K through Eight Curriculum

Michelle Ungurait named as Associate Superintendent of District 150 Schools

Dr. Michelle Ungurait, director of magnet and choice schools at Guilford County Schools in Greensboro, N.C., was approved for an appointment to Associate Superintendent of District 150 Schools.

Ungurait is just one of seven appointments that Dr. Lathan has made that I find both interesting and encouraging.

I consider choice one of the most important components of public education. If District 150 is gearing up to implement the type of choice program that Dr. Ungurait headed in N.C., we will most certainly see people flocking back into the City of Peoria and District 150:

The Magnet School Choice Program in Guilford County that Michele Ungurait heads, offers an opportunity for students and parents to choose a learning environment that best fits the interests and goals of the individual student.

On Saturday, February 13 at the Greensboro Coliseum Pavilion from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., Guilford County presents the Magnet and Choice Fair. The fair serves to expose the different options for elementary, middle school, and high school programs all under one roof. Principals and faculty from each school will be available to answer any questions or concerns.

"We know that we have a diverse group of students in Guilford County with diverse needs," said Media Relations Manager Haley Miller. "Traditional school is not for everyone."

The Magnet School Choice Program gives students these diverse options in the following areas:

Communications
Leadership
Traditional
Newcomers
Global Studies
Montessori
International Baccalaureate
Science
Technology
Spanish Immersion
Mandarin Chinese
Arts
Advanced Academics
Career and Technical
Education and Science
Single-Gender Middle College
Middle College*

For those who desire choices and options, then attendance at the Magnet School Fair can help answer questions, can show the different programs, and can serve as a starting point in the decisions for the 2010 - 2011 school year.

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