As Pinal County Superintendent, I work hard to make sure that the responsibilities of the office are executed with excellence, and that I have good people in place who can do the work. I am proud of the work that we will continue to do. Here are some of the things that the office is responsible for:
- Fiscal Services
- Accommodation District, Mary C. O’Brien
- Juvenile Detention Education Program
- Pinal County Jail Education Program
- District Bond, Override, School Board Elections (filing Office)
- Home school Affidavits (filing office)
- Professional Development (Education Service Agency)
- School Board Appointments in the event of a vacancy
Goals
My team and I never stop working to support Pinal County schools and families. Here are a few of the progams we are working to implement to ensure that the most effective resources get into the hands of our teachers, students and families
- Leading source for cyber security for our districts
- advance Cyber education
- grow community involvement and awareness
- Expand services and delivery options for our ESA services
- Shared services between districts for hard to fill, specialty positions
- Expand CTE, Trade School, and dual enrollment options
- Assist districts with a “grow your own” teacher preparation
- Grow our capacity to serve more teachers in our New Teacher Support Network
- Provide an online repository of resources for home school families
- Continue to advocate for our districts and families at the AZ Legislature and in Washington DC.