MARCH 2015
Issue 3
Delta Kappa Gamma
promotes professional
and personal growth of
women educators and
excellence in education.
Volume 65
The
Voice
of Alpha Delta State
A publication of ALPHA DELTA STATE OHIO, The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
Regional Director To Visit Convention
It is a pleasure to announce that Northeast Regional Director, Dr. Kay Clawson will be the International representative at the upcoming Alpha Delta State
Convention. Dr. Clawson received her
Doctorate from West Virginia University in Curriculum and Instruction with an
emphasis on higher education administration. She is Professor Emeritus from
West Liberty University, where she
worked in teacher education for 35
years.
She has served her chapter as president and vice-president, as well as chairing multiple committees. She is currently serving as her chapter’s parliamentarian.
Dr. Clawson is a West Virginia Past
State President. She has conducted
many workshops and chaired several
committees. In 2010, she received the
West Virginia Achievement Award.
At the International level, Kay has
presented many workshops. She served
on the International Leadership Committee for two bienniums and has served
on the Insurance Committee. She has
attended the Leadership Management
Seminar, the Renaissance Leadership/
Management Seminar and parliamentarian training. She has been an International Speakers Fund speaker and was
recognized in 2013, for demonstrating
the International theme.
At convention, she will offer greetings at the Birthday Luncheon on Saturday. During Workshop Session II, she
will conduct a workshop entitled
‘Everyone Leads.’ At the Presidents and
Founders’ banquet, she will be the keynote speaker.
Kay is married to Dr. Joseph Clawson. They are parents to four adults and
grandparents to seven boys. Her hobbies
include traveling, crocheting, and living
life to the fullest.
We look forward to welcoming Kay
to Ohio.
“You Never Know” Is Message of Inspiration
Members who attend the Sunday Inspirational Breakfast will truly be inspired
by Mrs. Kathy Spencer. Mrs. Spencer
will be drawing from her experiences
with medical challenges for her message
entitled “You Never Know.”
Kathy earned her Bachelor’s degree
from Ohio University and taught elementary school for six years. Being a
teacher, and seeing so many hurting
children, she returned to college and
earned a Master’s Degree in Counseling
as well as a Master’s in education with
elementary principal certification.
She was an elementary school counselor for Gahanna-Jefferson Schools for
sixteen years. Her career was then interrupted when she suffered a massive
stroke in October, 2005, and had to be
See Sunday Inspiration, Page 3
Dr. Kay Clawson
Northeast Regional Director
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
President’s Message
2
Past President Tribute
3
Committee Info
4
Blanton Report
5
Changes in Communication
6
Biennial Seminar
7
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TOWARD GREATER HORIZONS
Emily Williams, State President
ALPHA DELTA STATE
2013-2015 LEADERSHIP TEAM
Emily Williams ................................. President
3872 Cherrybridge Lane
Dublin, OH 43016-4382
(614) 766-7943
Gamma Nu
E-mail: [email protected]
Patricia Cermak ............. First Vice-President
9504 Greenhaven Parkway
Brecksville, OH 44141-1607
(440) 526-8934
Gamma Rho
E-mail: [email protected]
Sharyn Sibera ............. Second Vice-President
747 Old Wagon Lane
Warren, OH 44484-2045
(330) 856-7085
Beta Chi
E-mail: [email protected]
Diana Haskell .................................. Treasurer
8726 Redcloud Court
Cincinnati, OH 45249-2317
Home: (513) 489-4069
Gamma Phi
Cell: (513) 607-3212
E-mail: [email protected]
Jane Meese .................... Recording Secretary
11467 Highland Park Road
Logan, OH 43138-9560
(740) 385-3499
Alpha Xi
E-mail: [email protected]
Meier Bauer ........... Corresponding Secretary
465 Woodlands Ridge Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45238-5162
(513) 941-4461
Gamma Phi
E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Mary Jane Kaufman ...... Parliamentarian
6604 Quail Lake Court
Mason, OH 45040-7630
(513) 404-7630
Delta Chi
E-mail: [email protected]
Ann M. Todd ......................................... Editor
3621 Butler Road
Wakeman, OH 44889
(440) 839-2069
Zeta
E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Norma Kirby ... Immediate Past President
6310 State Route 41 N.W.
Washington C.H., OH 43160-9442
(740) 335-0945
Alpha Delta
E-mail: [email protected]
The Voice of Alpha Delta State is posted
online in the months of October, January,
March and May by The Delta Kappa Gamma
Society International of Ohio at 3621 Butler
Road, Wakeman, OH 44889.
alphadeltastate.weebly.com
The Alpha Delta State Convention is less
than a month away. State officers, state
committee chairmen, liaisons, and past
state presidents are working to make convention a learning and enjoyable experience while conducting the business of
Alpha Delta State. The convention is
April 10 – 12, 2015, at the Hilton Polaris.
Registration forms are available on the
Alpha Delta State website and in the January issue of The Voice of Alpha Delta
State.
The Ohio State House Tour will take
place the afternoon of April 10th prior to
the convention. The convention will begin
with the Friday night reception. We will
enjoy refreshments and listen to the Music Men of London.
On Saturday, the business of Alpha
Delta State will be conducted at the Executive Board Meeting and the General Session. The Executive Board Meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. instead of 8:15, as stated
in the January issue of The Voice.
The convention will continue with workshops, the Agora, the Info Fair, Gold Key
Awards, and the Birthday Luncheon. During the luncheon, Northeast Regional Director, Dr. Kay Clawson, will deliver greetings from International. At the Saturday evening banquet, we will honor our chapter presidents. The state officers for the 2015 –
2017 biennium will be installed. Dr. Clawson will be our keynote speaker.
Sunday morning’s agenda will begin with the Ceremony of Remembrance,
which honors our sisters who have passed away during the past year. Before heading
home, members will be inspired by Kathy Spencer at the Inspirational Breakfast.
Members can look forward to experiencing genuine spiritual fellowship at the
Soaring to New Horizons Biennial Seminar, June 16 – 18, 2015 in Dayton. Marilyn
Slusser and Johanna Ramsey have planned an exceptional seminar. Please look for
information is this issue of The Voice of Alpha Delta State and on the Alpha Delta
State website.
I look forward to seeing YOU at convention.
DATES TO REMEMBER
Registration is open!
April 10, 2015
Ohio State House
Pre-Convention Tour — 1:00 PM
Northeast Regional Conference
Baltimore, Maryland
July 8-11, 2015
April 10-12, 2015
Alpha Delta State Convention
Hilton at Polaris; Columbus, OH
June 16 - 18, 2015
Soaring to New Horizons
Biennial Seminar — Dayton, OH
July 8-11, 2015
Northeast Regional Conference
Baltimore, Maryland
See the details at www.dkg.org
When registering for the conference,
you will need your DKG membership
number and the following as
the password: dkg2014society
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Alpha Delta State Pays Tribute to Past State President Mary Erwin
Mary Erwin used the president's message in The Voice as a reflection of her
philosophy and goals for Alpha Delta
State. It also highlighted events and
stressed the benefits of attendance. It
offered not only the president's perception, but also a perception of the president herself.
In the Fall, 1975, issue, Mary focused on the country's upcoming Bicentennial celebration. She hoped "...the
qualities of our forefathers, optimism,
individualism and self reliance would be
visible in chapters." In reference to her
theme, "Emerging Awareness," she
urged that "...we as part of an educators'
honorary society concentrate on supporting the talents of our members and advancing the cause of the American
woman."
The winter issue brought a focus on
members and activities. A workshop and
a seminar provided for personal and
professional growth for 575 members.
She valued her contact with members
through chapter visits. During these visits she asked for commitment to attend
both the State Convention in Toledo and
the International Convention in St. Louis, Missouri, where Ohio members
would celebrate the completion of Alpha
Delta State Past President Esther Strickland's biennium as International President.
Spring brought Esther to speak at
the state convention. Her goal of making
our Society international was realized
with Alpha Delta State's sponsoring four
chapters in the Netherlands. Mary
looked toward our country's third century stating a "...necessary step in our
plans
include
realistic objectives and goals
for
future
growth.”
She
called on chapters to "re-assess
the impact of
their programs
on both members
and the community as we share
Mary Erwin
in the world outAlpha Delta State
President, 1975-1977 reach of our Society." She wantas shown in 1976 Voice
ed to see "...new faces at the convention
along with the regular attendees to make
a significant contribution from Lake Erie
to Holland."
In the summer of 1976, between the
success of the Toledo convention and
the challenge of the state convention in
Columbus, Mary proposed the continuation of an international dialogue begun
by four Alpha Delta State Organization
members who had visited Holland to
install its first four chapters. She suggested a continuation of communication
through letters and visits as a way to
share "programs, ideas and benefits."
She called her vision "internationalism."
It was a theme which she hoped local
chapters would adopt for meeting. It
would, she said, "broaden our vision of
education around the world and the role
key women educators have in it."
Fall brought the opening of Alpha
Delta State's Headquarters and an office
in Columbus. Its purpose was to assist
with the extensive communication handled by the state officers and provide for
improved communication between state
committee chairmen and their chapter
counterparts. A conference room and a
room for files completed the site. Mary
also urged personal growth through attendance at the upcoming spring workshops. Her broader vision was that all
the opportunities provided for members
would "enrich our international relations
and deepen the dedication of all of us at
the chapter level."
In the Fall of 1977, Mary asked for
an attendance of 777 at the state convention in Columbus — a little less than
10% of the state membership. This request was occasioned in part by the necessity for scheduling the convention
over Mother's Day weekend.
She followed that letter in the
Spring with a focus on the convention
theme of commitment. For Mary, commitment meant both fulfilling our initiation pledge of helping to carry out the
seven purposes of our Society and also
availing ourselves of the opportunities
provided by our Society through local,
regional and international events. At the
close of her biennium as State President,
Mary was appointed Chairman of the
International Constitution Committee.
Mary lived her words written in the
President's Message in The Voice. She
attended all events, contributing much.
Her husband drove her. Her son drove
her and finally, I drove her. To know
Mary was to understand much about our
Society and what it means to be a key
woman educator.
Dr. Mary Jane Kaufman, Delta Chi,
Past State President
Mrs. Kathy Spencer
Sunday Inspiration
Continued from Page 1
on disability for four years to complete
her rehabilitation. Once recovered, Kathy
returned to work in the GahannaJefferson School system. She worked at
the middle school level until retirement
two years ago.
Kathy is a certified professional
counselor and is currently counseling part
time at her church. Her practice “Always
Hope Counseling” is so named as she
believes that no matter what happens in
our lives, there is always hope. She has
presented at the All Ohio Counselors
Conference, the Ohio Elementary Principals Conference and the Petal Women’s
Conference.
She has been married to her husband,
Carl for 27 years. She has seven grown
children and twelve grandchildren ranging in ages from twenty months to seventeen years of age. She enjoys spending
time with her husband, grandchildren and
kittens, as well as hiking, reading, and
sharing her hope with others.
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Let’s Be About Service
In my short time focusing on Personal Growth (and Services), I’ve made some time to
observe, think about and research what DKG women need and how they want to be
treated. We invite them, ask for dues and time, want them to attend meetings and
events, and help them find ways to support each other. Does what we do as a chapter
offer them returns for the time and money and input we ask? My reflections are no
surprise but, perhaps, provide a renewing and uplifting point of view.
1. Build relationships! It is difficult not to get involved, not to attend, and not to
be supportive of women we know. There are dozens of ways to know each other: personal presentations, biographical sketches, ice breakers, games that let us hear and see
each other in action. In addition, when we know each other, we are better able to offer
advice for plugging in to DKG opportunities for project support, workshops and seminars, advanced degrees, and personal growth.
2. Ask for input. Give women time to decide what they want to say or write.
I’ve always said I would forgo a pay raise if someone would just ask me for an idea!
Then, of course, act on that input or have a good reason why the action cannot be taken.
3. Give women a VOICE. This may seem redundant in relation to #2, but remember women need to talk it out. Know that, by nature, many women are not usually confident about speaking up in a group. But confidence can be encouraged—
actually developed—if speaking up is the normal mode of operation.
4. Involve everyone—every single one. Put them on committees that interest
them. Ask if anyone wants to do something to spark a meeting. Visit infirmed members to hear their stories about the histories and mysteries of the chapter. Assign
someone(s) to work with initiates.
From time to time, I hear a woman say: “They’ll put you on a committee but you
won’t be asked to do anything.” WHAT!! For similar exclusionary experiences, reported to Dr. Lyn Schmid, read her column on page 2 in the JAN/FEB issue of DKG
News. Exclusionary. WHAT!! Women need to own their chapter. Allow them to do so.
5. Communicate. Communicate often. Technology gives us many opportunities to stay in touch. Use it to remind members of deadlines to apply for Educational
Foundation monies and scholarships, upcoming events, chapter meeting agendas and
programs, kudos for accomplishments, empathy for personal losses—anything that
allows members to know what’s happening and get to know each other, better. For
women without technology, find someone who can get the message to them by other
means. Transparency rocks!
5. (and Services) Find out what’s bugging women in their professional and personal lives that could use attention from DKG sisters. Focus on those needs. Do
something to help—there has to be something that can be done.
Christine Perkett, successful entrepreneur, writes: “…support other women. It’s
the best thing we can do to help all women to thrive.” Sounds like DKG!
Jane Meese, Alpha Xi, Personal Growth & Services Committee Chairman
Chapter Strategic Action Plans Needed
President Emily Williams learned from the recent reports completed and submitted by
chapter presidents that a number of Alpha Delta State chapters have developed a Strategic Action Plan. The Alpha Delta State Strategic Action Planning Committee would
like to maintain a file of those plans. Please send an electronic version to
[email protected] or mail a hard copy to Dr. Norma Kirby, 6310 State Route
41 NW, Washington C.H., OH 43160.
Dr. Norma Kirby, Alpha Delta, Strategic Action Planning Committee Chairman
Share Promotion of
World Fellowship
Do you have a great idea to promote
World Fellowships? Again, the World
Fellowship committee looks forward to
hearing from you at the State Convention.
We will have a display at the Info Fair to
update you regarding the current World
Fellowship recipients.
Last spring we asked Alpha Delta
members to stop by our display and give
us ideas to create a list that chapters could
use. This list is now on the World Fellowship committee web page. We plan to use
these new ideas to update the list. Each
suggestion you drop into our idea box
will give you an opportunity to take home
our World Fellowship basket. Start thinking now! See you at the Convention.
Pam
Feick,
Alpha
Delta,
World Fellowship Committee Chairman
It’s A Matter of Publicity:
What Are Chapters Doing?
The Communications and Publicity Committee is requesting chapter ideas for publicizing Delta Kappa Gamma. Chapter
Presidents should have received an email
requesting any publicity ideas be submitted to Rebecca Maggard, a member of the
committee. An index card with each idea
and chapter name should be sent to her at
P.O. Box 448, Eaton, OH 45320. The idea
can be emailed to [email protected].
Please include the chapter name/publicity
in the subject line. All your ideas will be
included on a display at the Convention
Info Fair.
Communications/Publicity Committee: Ellen Anglim, Delta Theta; Sydney
Baker, Chi; Lacy Cox, Alpha Xi; Becky
Maggard, Delta Omega; Eileen McNally,
Beta Delta, Webmaster; Ann Todd, Editor; and Peggy Ciolek, Gamma Rho,
Chairman.
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Blanton Scholarship Recipient Reports Academic Progress
In May of 2014, I was named the recipient of the Annie Webb Blanton Scholarship in the amount of $5,000. Obtaining
my PhD has been a long-time dream,
and this scholarship gives me both financial support and encouragement.
Since last May, I have completed
coursework necessary, taken my comprehensive exams, and begun the work
of my dissertation. When the work is
complete (anticipated finish date is summer 2016), I will be granted a PhD in
Educational Leadership from Concordia
University Chicago. Below is a brief
description of the plans for my dissertation.
Teacher-Based Teams are a widely
used strategy for improvement of instruction across the state of Ohio. When
teachers meet in TBTs, they come together in small groups of typically four
to six teachers and sometimes the principal to improve educational practice in
core instruction. Schools under the Ohio
Improvement Process are required to
use a designated five-step process in
TBTs to make these core instructional
changes (OLAC, 2014). There is a lack
of research focused just on Ohio Teacher-Based Teams who use the designated
five-step process purposefully structured
to ensure success of instructional goals.
Understanding how teachers and
the principal interpret the designated
five-step process in Ohio Teacher-Based
Teams will add to the research base of
teacher teams. Further, a greater understanding will be established of how
teachers and the principal make instructional decisions, collaborate, and determine what teaching strategies are effective and which strategies are not effective within the structure of TeacherBased Teams. Gaining a deeper perspective of how teachers decide on and
teach common strategies in this process
is important because of the potential
positive effectiveness on student
achievement. This basic qualitative
study will seek out how teachers and
their principal understand the five-step
process while implementing the Ohio
Improvement Process.
The population will be selected with
purposeful sampling to understand the
experience of teachers and principals
who have had some type of TBT training
or orientation. Another selection criteria
is to study a school that has evidence of
completing the five-step process in prior
TBT meetings. The five-step forms from
previous TBTs will be reviewed in advance. If the school does not have forms
that show evidence of completion of the
five-step process, the principal will be
asked questions to determine if the five
steps are being completed in their teacher teams.
The last selection criterion is to
have a principal involved in TBTs. Literature supports that the principal makes
an impact on the effectiveness of teacher
teams. The principal does not need to
attend every meeting, but should be involved by attending some meetings and
showing the importance of the teams in
the school. This will be important for the
research questions to be answered and
the theoretical framework of the study to
fit the research. The research question
asks how the teachers and principal understand the five-step process, and the
theoretical framework of distributed
leadership requires a leader, the principal in this case, to share leadership with
others.
Observations will be done of teachers and the principal in TBT meetings
and will be systematic by using an established protocol. The focus of the observations will be to understand how the
teachers and principal interpret the fivestep process. A code sheet will be created to symbolize when a teacher or the
principal makes specific reference to
one of the five steps in the protocol.
Classroom observations will be
made to observe agreed upon core instructional strategies that were established during TBT meetings. A classroom observation tool is created to focus on the agreed upon core instructional strategy established in the TBT. The
actual wording of what the team agreed
upon will be written at the top of the
observation form for focus during the
observation.
After the research has been summarized, member check interviews will
take place to ensure the interpretation of
the data matches the intended meaning
of the teachers and the principal during
the observed TBT meetings and during
related classroom observations.
I am looking forward to the research
journey. TBTs have a critical role to
play in the success of instruction and
student growth. You will hear from me
again next spring hopefully with a report
to the results of this proposed research.
Thank you again for your support and
encouragement.
Julie Willoughby, Beta Upsilon
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State Communications To Take On NEW Look
Roger Ross, Rita Ross, Beta Nu President,
Chan Williams, Shelter Donations Coordinator, Carol Muntz and Sandra Walter, Beta Nu
members. Photo submitted.
Beta Nu Chapter
Offers Support
The Beta Nu chapter of Alpha Delta State
has been supporting the Greater Cincinnati YWCA Battered Women’s Shelter
for over 20 years. Pictured above are
those who delivered the items collected
this past holiday. These items included
snack food and juices, cosmetics and toiletries, toys, new clothing for the shelter
residents and their children and $740 in
gift cards.
During the school year, Beta Nu
members decorate, fill and deliver
“Literacy” bags for children at the shelter. These are cloth bags containing reading and writing materials for ages 2 to 6
years. Books and other school material
are also collected for the older children.
Susan Wagner, Beta Nu
Chapters Shine
With Gold
The response for the Gold Key this year
has been REALLY good! Several chapters have sent in applications and have
completed all of the requirements. Thank
you to all chapters that made the effort. It
is a lot of diligent work and very much a
team effort to accomplish this project.
Find out which chapters received this
honor at the Alpha Delta State Convention at the Polaris Hilton, Columbus.
Way to go, ladies!
Pam Toon, Alpha Omicron, Gold
Key Coordinator
I am reminded daily that communication within the Alpha Delta State family needs a
shot in the arm. Some members are not receiving the latest edition of The Voice in a
timely manner, and ADS requests for information at times go unanswered. Those are
just two of many examples. For Alpha Delta State and every chapter to function
properly and efficiently, the two-way street of communication must be opened widely.
With the budgetary constraints and the increased costs of printing and postage,
ADS decided to distribute The Voice electronically. Initially the process seemed to be
working; however, after a year or two, it became apparent the distribution was breaking down and there was no guarantee all members were receiving the newsletter. ADS
then began an effort to not only address the distribution problem, but to increase overall communications with its members.
Frequency, timing, and brevity were goals as companies were investigated that
handle email distribution. As webmaster, I was charged with evaluating and recommending which company to use. Trial memberships were used, questions were asked
of the “Help” department. Security was also big on my list and I also investigated if
any would give a discount. Through all the research, Constant Contact would meet the
needs of ADS, discount and all. My recommendation was presented at the February
Advisory Meeting and will be brought to the floor for vote at the state convention. If
approved, we will officially begin using Constant Contact July 1, 2015.
How might this service be used?
In an issue of The Voice, articles could be highlighted in a campaign (the name for
an email message using Constant Contact) - a “Quick Glance”. For example, the issue
may have an article about the convention. In the campaign, a few sentences may lead
to a link to that full article in the full newsletter. Better yet, the full article may be part
of the campaign. (brevity!)
State committees could send information to every chapter chair for that committee,
or even to every committee member. In the campaign, links to documents and other
material/information could easily be included.
The state president could send her personal, monthly note to chapter presidents
and again a link could be included to any documents she is sharing. Meeting notices,
agendas, or even reminders could be sent.
Increase the Red Rose section with periodic congratulatory campaigns.
Chapter success stories, or heart-warming stories could be shared.
Follow-up material and information from a workshop could be shared. This could
apply to the Leadership Workshops or presenters from a convention workshop.
A campaign could ask active teachers to read and respond to a blog (located on
ADS website) about resources that might be useful. Teachers could add their experiences to the blog.
A campaign might ask members for their input on an important topic.
That is only the beginning. This would evolve as it is used regularly. Will Constant Contact eliminate all communication problems? No, nothing will; but most problems can be addressed.
I would like to address two of those: First, currently I have accurate email addresses for about 80% of our membership. We must reach everyone with an email address. I know there are at least another 15-17% with email addresses and the remaining
3-5% probably don’t have Internet access at all. So I appeal to all chapter presidents—
verify and update the email addresses for your members. I will send out a chapter
membership list to you. Could you verify and update the email addresses? It would be
greatly appreciated.
The second problem is difficult. We still need to reach those few members without
an email address. I need suggestions from you. Could the chapter president or her designee print and distribute? Could you buddy a member who has an email with one that
doesn’t? How else might we address this? I know there are very creative people out
there. Put on your thinking caps and send those ideas my way. Remember, we are only
as strong as the weakest link. Great communications will strengthen each and every
one of us.
Eileen McNally, Beta Delta, State Webmaster
March 2015
The Voice of Alpha Delta State
Soaring To New
Horizons in Dayton
ALPHA DELTA STATE — SOARING TO NEW HORIZONS
JUNE 16-18, 2015 — DAYTON, OHIO
BIENNIAL SEMINAR REGISTRATION FORM
Where will you be on June 16, 17, and
18, 2015? We hope you will be joining
many Alpha Delta State members at the
Hope Hotel on Wright Patterson’s Air
Force Base in Dayton, Ohio for the fourteenth Biennial Seminar.
Johanna Ramsey and Marilyn Slusser
have planned three days of learning, fun
and fellowship. We will be seeing history
come alive before our eyes and be a part
of an authentic English High Tea in a
beautiful historical setting.
If you have not made your reservation, please do so now, as the official
deadline for registration is April 30,
2015. You certainly will want to be sharing in this wonderful experience.
To register please use the attached
reservation form and call the hotel to
make your room reservation.
See you in June!
Johanna and Marilyn
History Made
Through Distance
Learning
On Tuesday, December 10, 2014, eighth
grade students at Richland Academy had
a skype session with the U.S. Capitol.
Ellen Stanton, the representative from the
Exhibits and Education Division, spoke
during the session, noting her excitement
about the opportunity to speak to students
for the first time via video chat.
The one-hour session included a variety of topics, including the U.S. Constitution, the Articles of Confederation, how
Congress works, and the Capitol Building. Stanton was impressed with the questions asked by the students and their
knowledge and interest in the subject.
“Excited! We made history! The first
school in the U.S. to accomplish a distance learning session with the U.S. Capitol,” stated Sandra Sutherland, Superintendent of Richland Academy, on the
Skype session. “We have set the framework for other ‘outreach’ educational
experiences across the nation.”
Sandra Sutherland is a member of
Zeta Chapter in Huron County.
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