Acknowledgements, continuedAdditional Core Team MembersLeslie Gilbert Coordinator, Continuous ImprovementVasuki Rethinam Coordinator, ResearchAdditional Staff Members who Supported Focus GroupsCathy BejmAdministrative Assistant, Business and FinanceLynn Birdsong Facilitator, Paraeducator DevelopmentRonnie Bohn Program Support SpecialistJeannette Bonomo Teacher, Burleigh Manor Middle SchoolMartha Bowen Assistant Principal,Thunder Hill Elementary SchoolThaise Brower Lead Liaison, Family and Community OutreachTerry Ann Burks Administrative Secretary, Partnerships OfficeKathleen Clark Assistant Principal, Atholton High SchoolDeborah Cartney Executive Assistant, OperationsRose Dennison OmbudsmanCindy Drummond Advisor, <strong>Howard</strong> <strong>County</strong> Association of Student CouncilsAnthony Esposito Assistant Principal, Elkridge Elementary SchoolShanae Fant Teacher, Wilde Lake High SchoolMaria Ferraro Teacher, Hammond High SchoolTammy Foyles Assistant Principal, Wilde Lake High SchoolLindsey Galbreath Instructional Team Leader, Science, Hammond HighSchoolValerie GistExecutive Assistant, Superintendent’s OfficeTammy Goldeisen Assistant Principal, Folly Quarter Middle SchoolCorinne Gorzo Coordinator, Teacher DevelopmentTrudy Grantham Administrative Secretary, Policy OfficeLeslie Grahn Resource Teacher, Teacher DevelopmentKathy Hanks Administrative Specialist, Board of EducationShannon Keeny Specialist, Cultural ProficiencyAmie KnoxLeadership Intern, Hammond High SchoolRazia KosiSpecialist, Cultural ProficiencySharon Lewandowski Assistant Principal, Bollman Bridge Elementary SchoolLinda LongAdministrative Secretary, CommunicationsJendayi Miller Student, Wilde Lake High SchoolJoelle Miller Assistant Principal, Centennial High SchoolPatricia Otero Facilitator, Professional Development <strong>Schools</strong> ProgramXimena Overly Administrative Secretary, Television and Video ProductionTyler Petrini Teacher, <strong>Howard</strong> High SchoolPatricia Phillips Teacher, Phelps Luck Elementary SchoolKelli Powling Service Desk, Systems SupportTracey Ryan Assistant Principal, Lake Elkhorn Middle SchoolLenore Schiff Assistant Principal, Swansfield Elementary SchoolJohn SeibelAssistant Principal, Hammond High SchoolMargaret Shomali School Counselor, Hammond High SchoolLisa SmithAssistant Principal, Dunloggin Middle SchoolMonica Stevens Teacher, Oakland Mills Middle SchoolLinda Storey Teacher, River Hill High SchoolDeborah Summers Secretary, <strong>Public</strong> InformationAaron TarkAssistant Principal, Hammond Elementary SchoolMartin Vandenberge Assistant Principal, Atholton High SchoolEileen Volker Teacher, Rockburn Elementary School/WorthingtonElementary SchoolJoshua Wasilewski Assistant Principal, Wilde Lake Middle SchoolPaige Zimmer Teacher, Elkridge Elementary SchoolReferencesAchieve, Inc. 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