SPRING/SUMMER
2015
Brown County ESC
Auditor of State Award
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BROWN COUNTY
LEE TEACHER
NOMINEES
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COUNTY SCIENCE 4
FAIR
COUNTY
SPELLING BEE
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On March 10, 2015, Auditor of State, Dave Yost
announced that BCESC Treasurer Sally Frydryk
had received “The Auditor of State Award”. In the
past, Yost has been quoted as saying “Only about
five percent of the public entities in Ohio get this
award, so this is a relatively rare thing”. Treasurer
Sally Frydryk stated the following, “Basically it
means that you don’t have any findings for recoveries and if they have no recommendations that
you do anything differently than you already do--you meet all the audit standards, use the Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles, and you have to
have a local Government Services report as well.”
Mrs. Frydryk received a hard copy of the award in
the mail on Wednesday, March 11, with a letter
from Yost explaining the significance of the award
and offering congratulations to the BCESC on their
achievement. Congratulations to Mrs. Sally Frydryk
for a job well done!
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CHALLENGE TRIP
BCESC PD &
TRAININGS
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COUNTY ART
FAIR
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The BCESC is excited to announce the speaker
for our back to school Brown County In-Service
on August 17, 2015.
As a former kindergarten teacher and school
Director of Technology, Steve Dembo is a pioneer in the field of educational social networking. He was among the first educators to realize the power of blogging, podcasting, Twitter
and other Web 2.0 technologies in connecting
educators and creating professional learning
communities. He has been instrumental in the
explosive growth of the Discovery Educator
Network and its online presence.
Dembo is the co-author of the book Untan-
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gling the Web: 20 Tools to Power Up Your
Teaching. The National School Board Associa-
tion named him one of 2010's "Twenty to
Watch," a list honoring individuals finding innovative ways to use technology to increase classroom learning. In 2013 he began serving the
Skokie/Morton Grove District 69 as a member
of the School Board. Dembo is a course designer and adjunct professor for Wilkes University
where he serves as class instructor for the Internet Tools for Teaching course within the
Instructional Media degree program.
Steve Dembo is also a dynamic speaker on the
capabilities of social networking, the power of
educational technologies, Web 2.0 tools, and
the ability of digital content to empower teachers to improve student achievement. He has
delivered keynote and featured presentations
at dozens of conferences including ISTE, TCEA,
FETC, MACUL, GaETC, METC, CUE, ICE, TEDxCorpus Christi, #140Edu, EduWeb and the Social Media Masters Summit. Dembo also participated in Nokia Open Labs as an expert on mobile phone integration in education.
Brown County LEE Nominees
The Eastern Brown LEE Award nominee is Sherry Torello. Mrs. Torello has
been with the Eastern Brown School
District since 1997 where she serves
as their visual art instructor for grades
K-5. While working with her students
she describes her teaching approach as “actively engaging students, while educating them on proper
artistic methodologies and technical aspects of the
craft.” She strives to provide students with opportunities to reach their fullest potential through creative
expression, cognitive strategies and a broad range
of aesthetic, historical, cultural, analytical and production experiences.
Mrs. Torello received her Bachelor of Science in
Art Education from Miami University and her Master
of Arts in Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
from Walden University. Sherry has committed herself to life-long learning she continues to take graduate classes from Ashland University, as well as graduate classes from Morningside College focusing in Assessment in Art Education and Creativity in Crisis.
Her passion and joy for her work has impacted our
district in so many ways – she inspires her peers, as
well as her students.
The Fayetteville-Perry LEE Award nominee is Kim
Strunk. Kim has been working in the FayettevillePerry School District since 1984. She currently is
teaching second grade but has also taught in our 4th
and 6th grade classrooms. Kim graduated from
Morehead State University in 1984 with her Bachelor of Arts with a certification in elementary education grades 1-8. She earned her Master of Science in
Education in 1990 from The University of Dayton.
Kim has played a vital role in our school district
both in and out of the classroom. She has represented Fayetteville-Perry as an Exceptional Achievement
Award Recipient for the Hopewell
Special Education Resource Center.
She has also served on several of our
local committees. She is currently a
member of both her building leadership team and the district leadership
team. Her work on these committees helps drive the
direction our district moves as they make decisions
for our students and their futures. Kim has spent her
life dedicated to the children of our school district
and the youth in her community. She has continually strived to serve as their role model, their
champion and their cheerleader.
The Southern Hills Career and Technical Center LEE Award nominee is
Susan McElroy. Ms. McElroy currently
instructs general and honors English,
as well as an American Government
course at the Southern Hills Career
and Technical Center. In 2008 Susan graduated
with her Bachelor of Arts from Ohio Wesleyan University. She doubled majored in English and History
and minored in Medieval Studies. While attending
Ohio Wesleyan Susan was a member of the English
Honorary Society, Sigma Tau Delta, The History Honorary Society, Phi Alpha Theta and earned the
Dean’s Award.
Mrs. Elroy works with our students both inside
and outside the classroom. Currently she serves as
an adviser for our Student Government Association,
National Technical Honors Society and the Adviser
for the Anthony Munoz Foundation. Not only has
Susan immersed herself in her work in our building
and with our students but she has also represented
Southern Hills CTC outside the classroom. She has
served as a presenter in 2013 and in 2014 at the
High Schools that Work Best Practices Showcase
highlighting Using Nonfiction Writing to increase
literacy and Lexiles and determining growth in learning.
The Georgetown Exempted Village LEE Award nominee is Jamie Loudon. Jamie has been with the
Georgetown Exempted Village Schools since 2003
serving as their Agricultural Science Teacher at the
High School. While serving Georgetown School District in this capacity he has worked with our 8th graders through an introductory course in Agriculture, as
well as 9th graders in the area of agriculture, food
and natural resources and our 10th through 12th
graders in animal science, plant science and Agricultural Mechanics. Mr. Loudon graduated from The
Ohio State University in 1999, Suma Cum Laude,
with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriscience Education with a minor in Production Agriculture. He
then returned to The Ohio State University in 2000
to earn his Agribusiness Certification.
Through all of these accomplishments Jamie has still found time to
serve as the presenter of the Brown
County Sale Committee, serve on the
State Degree evaluation committee,
serve as treasurer of the Georgetown
Federation of Teachers and serve on the Jr. Fairboard Advisory committee. A few of Mr. Loudon accomplishments have included his ability to coach
livestock judging teams, and horse judging teams.
He has coached students in the area of job interviews, public speaking, food science, agronomy and
wildlife teams.
The Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington
LEE Award nominee is Mary Sonner.
Innovative, dedicated, enthusiastic,
caring, willing to help others and attention to individual student needs
are just a few of the words Mary’s coworkers use to describe her and her dedication to
the teaching field. Mary has been working in the
field of education for the past 16 years. She started
working in the RULH School District in 1999 as a 1st
grade teacher. In 2012 she moved from 1st grade to
serve as the K-4 Technology Instructor as we began
rolling our curriculum over to meet the ever demanding needs of the 21st century
She started her journey in 1996 when she graduat-
ed with an Associate of Arts degree from Southern
State Community College. Three years later she
graduated with her Bachelor of Science Degree from
Shawnee State University. In 2012 she received her
reading endorsement from the University of Cincinnati and in 2014 she completed her Master of Education in Literacy and Second Language Studies.
The Western Brown LEE Award nominee is Krystal
Haney. Mrs. Haney has been with the Western
Brown School District since 1998 – serving as an elementary teacher in Kindergarten, 3rd grade, reading
recovery and currently as a 1st grade teacher. Mrs.
Haney graduated from Northern Kentucky University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education. In 2004 she received her Masters of Science
in Education in the areas of Reading and Literacy
from Walden University.
Over the past several year’s Krystal has taken an
active leadership role within the Western Brown
School district. She currently serves on her Building
Leadership Team – identifying needs of her building
and helping to create creative solutions
to address those needs. She has also
represented Western Brown through
her co-facilitation of an iDiscovery
Course through Miami University and
as an assistant facilitator presenting SIRI
– Summer Institute for Reading Intervention to both
literacy and non-literacy teachers. This professional
development was developed by the University of
Akron in coordination with the Ohio Department of
Education in an effort to provide on-going professional development to teachers in the area of reading intervention.
While working full time and pursuing additional certifications Mary has received recognition for her outstanding work and accomplishments in the field of
education. Mrs. Sonner has been the recipient of the
Phi Delta Kappa Student Teaching Award, Who is
Who Among American Teachers, Overall District
Website Award, as well as a Martha Holden Jennings Scholar.
41st Annual Brown County Science
Outstanding Project Winners (Left to right):
Ashely Jakeway, Shelby Griffith, Jenna Griffith, Emerson Day,
Emma Helbling, Caroline Day, Alexandra Arn & Gabriella Griffith
Honorable Mention (Left to right):
Ryan Craig, Rose Dean, Pierce Schadle, Lillyan Nochols, Luke Wilson
& Caroline Ernst
Farm Bureau Winners :
Shelby Griffith & Kate Stratton
Recycling Winners (left to right):
Jenna Griffith, Emerson Day , Pierce
Schadle & Aaliyah Bennett
Brown County Soil & Water
Winners:
Rose Dean & Caroline Day
74th Annual Brown County Spelling Bee
The 74th Annual Brown County Spelling Bee was held on March 26, 2015, at the BCESC.
There were sixteen participants. BCESC Superintendent James Frazier handed out trophies and certificates. Heidi Greco, the pronouncer, gave each contestant the word and a
definition of the word in a sentence. The first place winner was Allyson McHenry from
Georgetown Jr./Sr. High, second place Robert Monroe from Russellville Elementary and
third place was Aaron Teagarden from St. Michael School.
James Frazier pictured awarding 1st place
trophy to Allyson McHenry.
Row 1: Robert Monroe, Allyson McHenry, Aaron Teegarden
Row 2: Macey Fisher, Caitlin Jacobs, Nathan Kratzer, Lily Martin, David Cowdrey, Zachary King
Row 3: Stephanie Crush, Wesley O'Hara, Dakota Fehring, Aaron Ellis, Jon Chesley, Robert Aubry, Tori Lewis
On April 23, 2015 the Brown County
Challenge program attend the production of The Lion King at the Aronoff
Theatre in Cincinnati. The trip was
sponsored by a grant from Duke Energy. Students from Western, Eastern and
Ripley attended this event. Ms. Basford
and Mrs. Call chaperoned the students.
This was a great event for all!
~A big THANK YOU to Duke Energy~
BCESC Upcoming Professional Development and
Training Dates
Save the Date:
DATE
June 12,
2015
TOPIC
TIME
BCESC 13th Annual Leadership Retreat and
Cookout; Keynote - Jim Mahoney, Battelle for Kids
8:30 AM
Registration
OTES Training:
DATE
TOPIC
June 3, 4 and 5, 2015
Credential Training
August 11, 12, and 13,
2015
Credential Training
TIME AND
LOCATION
8:30 AM -3:30 PM
Clermont County ESC –
register on STARS; Keyword
OTES
8:30 AM-3:30 PM
BCESC, register on Stars;
Keyword OTES
CURRENT MENTOR REFRESHER COURSE
Register by emailing: [email protected]
DATE
TOPIC
TIME AND
LOCATION
October 20, 2015
Mentor Refresher Course
8:30-3:30@ SOESC
October 21, 2015
Mentor Refresher Course
8:30-3:30 @ BCESC
October 22, 2015
Mentor Refresher Course
8:30-3:30 @ Hopewell
ADVANCED MENTOR TRAININGS
Register by emailing: [email protected]
DATE
TOPIC
TIME AND
LOCATION
January 27, 2016
Adv. Mentor Training
8:30-3:30@BCESC
February 4, 2016
Adv. Mentor Training
8:30-3:30@SOESC
February 18, 2016
Adv. Mentor Training
8:30-3:30@Hopewell
February 26, 2016
Adv. Mentor Training
8:30-3:30@ Southern St.
Washington Courthouse
Brown County Art Fair
The Brown County Art Exhibit and reception were held at SHCTC on Friday, May 1, 2015. There were over 330 projects on display. Trophies and ribbons were awarded to the winners. The evening was a huge success. Thanks to all teachers and students
for a beautiful display of artwork.
Art Best of Category - High School: Lindsey Davis, Alexandra Bush, Kelly Cunningham, Britney
Vail, Danielle Hedrick, Alex Julian, Courtney Wiechman, Morgan Cowdrey
Art Honorable Mention winners: 4th grade-Riley Katwinkel, 5th grade-Kaleb Franklin, 6th grade-Kylie
Felsheim, 7th grade-Alex Rumpke, 8th grade-Hailey Abbott, High School-Riley Wolf
Art Best of Show: Grade 4-Mahayla Dragoo, Grade 5-Caroline Day, Grade 6-Kylie Felsheim, Grade 7-Emerson Day,
Grade 8-Claudia Books, High School-Sierra Evans & Jessie Mootz
James Frazier, Superintendent
Ext. 537
Sally Frydryk, Treasurer
Ext. 536
Amanda Blanton, School Improvement
Ext. 531
Cindy Call, Gifted & Speech Supervisor
Ext. 525
Becky Cropper, 40 Assets,/Drug Free Schools
Ext. 532
Joan Garrett, Pre-K Supervisor
Ext. 518
Dale Knechtly, Technology
Ext. 350
Dayne Michael, Special Education Supervisor
Ext. 516
Jackie Miller, School Improvement
Ext. 533
Don Rabold, Support Services
Ext. 514
Gale Roush, Assistant Treasurer
Ext. 534
Tracy Spires, School Psychologist/School Improvement
Ext. 532
Check out our updated website @
Elise Starkey, Executive Secretary/Aesop
Ext. 535
www.brown.k12.oh.us
Dee Ann Stricklett, School Improvement
Ext. 529
9231 Hamer Road
Georgetown, OH 45121
(937) 378-6118
Online PD registration available