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=Teachers and principals working together to improve student learning in our schools. We are secondary educators.=

Lori Rea
Lori currently serves as the Curriculum Director for Otsego Local Schools in Ohio. She began her career at Rogers HS as a business education teacher. She was released from the classroom to work with classroom teachers in four buildings in Toledo City Schools, to use data to drive instruction and to embed technology into classroom practice. Lori worked with East Broadway & Leverette Middle Schools and Libbey Campus & Woodward HS in Toledo Ohio. These schools implemented SDFs during the 2009-11 school years; some at full capacity, others at limited capacity. She provided professional development on an on-going basis for district personnel in technology integration, operational technology and curriculum topics. Lori was added to the Curriculum Department at their central offices working with School Improvement schools. Lori Is an OTES/OPES Credentialed Observer; a Critical Friends' Coach; and working on her PhD in Accountability, Evaluation and Assessment. She also served as the Director of Summer School and Director of the Credit Recovery programs.

Lori earned her undergraduate degree from University of Findlay; teaching certification from the University of Toledo; and MS in Educational Leadership from Western Governors University.

Paul Gibbs
Paul currently is a Principal for Sylvania Schools. He previously served as Principal at EBMS for two years and three years for Rossford Schools. He is a life-long resident of the area. He is a proactive principal building strong teams with the teaching staff at EBMS.

Patricia Lewinski
Pat retired. She served as the AP of Curriculum at Waite High School in east Toledo. She previously served as Principal for Humanities Academy on Libbey campus. Pat served 34 years on the Libbey campus until it closed this past year. She believes that the information provided in the SDFs empower students especially those juniors and seniors who need to pass Ohio's Graduation Tests (OGT) in order to graduate.