HUNTERDON CENTRAL REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Jackie Sullivan just started last October and has become an invaluable part of the IMC and the school. With the
increased use of the IMC for meetings and other functions, she has, without prompting, taken on the role of
coordinator for this facility. Her prior experience has enabled her to be prepared for any complication while
remaining flexible and personable. For example, she took the lead on the Helio-Sage presentation keeping in
contact with the company and ensuring that it went smoothly for all parties involved. She has also consistently
coordinated the HCEA monthly events and is even coordinating the end-of-the-year celebration.
Jackie is a wizard with the budget! She negotiates pricing for the school, again without prompting, and saves us
precious budget dollars. Jackie actively asks questions and keeps up with our curricular needs, so she can seek
out opportunities for new purchases. She also effectively and efficiently works with our Business Office and
vendors.
Jackie also chaperoned a field trip to the Museum of Natural History, continued to supervise the computer lab
during unit lunch, and processed a total of 928 working papers for the entire school. Much time is devoted to
working papers since the IMC remains the only place for students to have them processed. Jackie is patient
with our parents and students as they try to navigate the world of work, fielding questions and always finding
answers.
Jackie also was integral in Heather’s transition to the position of Head Librarian. Based on her experience from
last year and her prior business experience, Jackie not only partnered with Heather on the budget but she also
made sure that nothing from the IMC’s program was forgotten. She organized the back area and our files, and
continues to organize the “life” of the IMC.
Simply put, Jackie goes beyond expectation, and she does it with a smile, a sense of humor, and incredible
intelligence. Hunterdon Central is very lucky that she was not lost to budget cuts last year; we would have been
letting go of a star!
Marci Zane
This year, Marci has been collaborating with various teachers to co-teach projects and lessons that involve
inquiry, research, and information literacy. She has developed some new partnerships this year, as well as
further developing partnerships that she established over the past two years. The following are examples of
Marci’s collaboration experiences this year:
• Marci continued to collaborate with Bill Pisarra to refine and develop an independent research project
using Carol Kuhthau’s Information Search Process for his AP Human Geography class. Students
followed the Information Search Process, and they reflected on the stages through blog posts. More
information, including a link to student blogs, can be found at: http://central.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/imc/aphug.
Bill and Marci presented this project at the NJASL fall conference and received a lot of positive
feedback.
• Bill and Marci also formed a partnership around the CWS 127 course. Students compared quality of life
of certain sub-sets of population (poor, teenagers, middle-class urban dwellers, rural dwellers) in two
different countries - Mexico and China. Students were expected to plan the class, set objectives, select
readings for the class, execute the instruction, and assess whether or not they met the objectives (they
must collect data on the assessment). Bill and Marci modeled how to develop essential questions, and
then students developed their own essential questions to establish their "information need" prior to
researching. Bill and Marci also scheduled time for groups to have research conferences with them.
Some groups have used Google Docs and Diigo to share resources and collaborate on the project. Here
is the resource for this project: http://guides.hcrhs.k12.nj.us/mcculture.
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