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Debbie Cargill
EDUCATION
| 2001 | Valdosta State University | Valdosta, Georgia |
| Doctor of Education in Education Leadership | ||
| 1992 | Valdosta State University | Valdosta, Georgia |
| Education Specialist - Special Education Leadership | ||
| 1984 | Valdosta State University | Valdosta, Georgia |
| Master of Education - Special Education | ||
| 1973 | University of Georgia | Athens, Georgia |
| Bachelor of Science in Education | ||
| 1969 | Ware County High School | Waycross, Georgia |
| Diploma | ||
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 2006 - Present | Learning-Focused Solutions | ||
| Instructional Specialist | |||
| 2007-2008 | Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement | ||
| Leadership Facilitator | |||
| 1988-2006 | Ware County Board of Education | Waycross, Georgia | |
| Director of Professional Learning | 1990 - 2006 | ||
| Director of Special Education | 1988 - 1991 | ||
| Teacher | 1981 - 1985 | ||
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Professional development: Coordinator for Learning-Focused Model implementation; Learning-Focused Strategies; New Teacher Orientation; Analyzing and Using Test Data to Improve Student Achievement; Cooperative Learning; Classroom Management; Integrating Technology in the Curriculum (InTech); District liaison and coach for Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement's Rising Stars program; administrative support to schools for professional learning and school improvement activities; system improvement planning.
Program management: Testing/Assessment Coordinator; Coordinator for federal programs and budgets; Grant writer and reader; Consolidated Application Coordinator; textbook purchasing and distribution; accreditation; and Special Education and Preschool programs. Teacher: High school special education. | |||
| 2002-2004 | Valdosta Sate University | ||
| Part-time Instructor | |||
| Developer, coordinator, and instructor for collaborative onsite (Ware County) graduate program which focused on local school improvement needs. | |||
| 1997-1998 | Waycross College | Waycross, Georgia | |
| Part-time Instructor | |||
| Introduction to Education for prospective educators. | |||
| 1985-1988 | DHR - Satilla Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Substance Abuse | ||
| Director, Ware County Mental Retardation Service Center | |||
| Responsible for program management (evaluating needs of area clients for both adult and preschool programs, adherence to standards); supervision (all personnel actions, staff training and accountability); fiscal management (annual budget, expenditures, accounting); and community relations (parent/community involvement). | |||
| 1979-1981 | Savannah News-Press | Savannah, Georgia | |
| Photographer | |||
| Staff photographer for Morning News and Evening Press. | |||
| 1974-1977 | Dekalb School System | Decatur, Georgia | |
| Teacher | |||
| Teacher of Trainable Mentally Retarded (elementary and middle school levels). | |||