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I'm moving out

After 7 years I'm moving on from my job in the Sheboygan Area School District. The right fit came along two weeks ago when I was offered the new position of Data Coordinator and Instructional Technology Integrator for the Germantown School District. It's been a great experience in Sheboygan, and I wouldn't be moving on had it not been for the work we've done with mobile devices over the last three years. Good things have happened in the SASD and will continue to with the 1:1 initiative and digital conversion of curriculum. It's too bad I'm moving on during such an exciting time, but when opportunity knocks...

I officially start Wednesday, but have a few loose ends still to tie up this week and next in Sheboygan. What a start to the school year. Our oldest son will start his first day of Pre-Kindergarten and I'll be at new staff inservice.
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Location: Germantown, WI, USA

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