SCASA STAFF Beth Phibbs Executive Director Hannah Pittman Associate Director Jay Welch Director of Finance and Technology Jonathan Rauh Director of Governmental Affairs $SULO *ULIĂ€Q Coordinator of Member Recognition and Student Services
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Celebrate! Teachers Leading Teachers • By Sarah Catto and Diane Ross
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How to Get Your School Firing on all Cylinders • By Erik Lowry, Ph.D.
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Celebrating the Joys of School Nursing • By Dr. Sonia Cunningham Leverette
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The Power of General Music Education • By David V. Mastran, Sc.D.
Dr. George Ward President-Elect
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Second Grade Engineers Tackle Environmental Challenge • %\ 'DQD 6 +XWWR 0 (G 1%&7 DQG 9LFNL - 7UDXà HU 3K '
Dr. Christina Melton Past President
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Growing Professional Development Facilitators: A Grassroots Approach! • By Jessica Bower, Dr. Robin Cox, Deborah Gascon, Sara Kearns, Caitlin McKenzie, Dr. Sally Somerall
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Celebrating: The “Why Notâ€? Attitude • By Dr. Andrew B. Hooker
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A Whole Lot of “Tinkeringâ€? Going On! • By Angie Rye, Cherlyn Anderson, and Samantha Trotterr
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Beyond the 401(K) • By Tommy Suggs
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Celebrating our STEM Journey• By Jeannie Pressley, Trevor Ivey, Jenaii Edwards, Stephanie Barrineau, Cherlyn Anderson, and Lori Smith
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Celebrating the Work of Educators and Others Who Serve America • By Chris Shealy
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Media Center 2.0 • By Dr. Kathleen Corley
Jessica Morgan Coordinator of Membership, Managing Editor
SCASA BOARD Dr. Scott Turner President
Dr. Russell Booker Dr. David Mathis Mr. Clark Cooper Mr. Ozzie Ahl Mr. Steve Garrett Ms. Judy Beard Ms. Ingrid Dukes Mr. Norris Williams Mrs. Virginia “Ginger� Catoe Dr. Charlene Stokes Mr. Phillip Jackson Mrs. Sandy Andrews Mrs. Nancy O. Verburg Dr. Jesse Washington Mr. Bill Briggman Dr. Arlene Bakutes Mrs. Katina Davis Dr. Terry Pruitt Ms. Tara Dean Dr. Chris Burkett Mr. Chuck Saylors
DEPARTMENTS
The Palmetto Administrator is published semi-annually by the South Carolina Association of School Administrators, 121 Westpark Blvd., Columbia, SC 29210, (803) 798-8380 http://www.scasa.org.
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A Message From the Executive Director • By Beth Phibbs
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A Message From The President • By Scott Turner
Send address changes to jessica@scasa.org. Advertising information and contributors’ information are available online.
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2015-16 SCASA Division Presidents
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2015 SCASA Member Retirees
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Celebrating South Carolina's Finest Schools
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SCASA Annual Award Winners
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PHOTO CONTEST
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SCASA BUSINESS AFFILIATES
Publication Policy: Articles should be written in an informal, conversational style, where treatment of the topic is interesting, insightful and based on the writer’s experience. The editor encourages the use of charts, photos and other artwork. To be considered for publication, articles should be submitted electronically, preferably in MSWord, using one-inch margins. The cover page should show the author’s name, position and complete contact information. The article’s working title and a one or two sentence summary should appear on the title page. Submit article proposals or completed articles for consideration to the Managing Editor, Jessica Morgan, jessica@scasa.org. Articles submitted to Palmetto Administrator may be edited for style, content, and space before publication. Articles may not be reproduced without consent of the publisher.
FALL 2015 • PALMETTO ADMINISTRATOR
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