Author, educational consultant Jamie Vollmer to be at SSCC Aug. 8
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Courtesy of Tony Long
Superintendent
Southern Ohio Educational Service Center
School administrators, board members, business and community leaders, chamber of commerce members, workforce development leaders, higher education leaders and vocational school administrators are encouraged to attend the Monday, Aug. 8 lecture by author Jamie Vollmer at Southern State Community College's Central Campus in Hillsboro.
The lecture begins at 10 a.m. in the SSCC auditorium.
The event is sponsored by Great Oaks Career Campuses, Southern State Community College, Southern Ohio Educational Service Center and the Brown County Educational Service Center.
Vollmer is an award-winning champion of public education, and the author of the highly acclaimed book, "Schools Cannot Do It Alone."
Vollmer has spent the last 25 years working with school districts, education associations, foundations and chambers of commerce across the nation to halt the erosion of public trust and build support for America’s public schools.
His primary goal is to help educators and their allies remove the obstacles to progress and create schools that unfold the full potential of every child.
In 2012, he was honored to receive two Friend of Public Education awards, one presented by the Ohio Federation of Teachers, the other bestowed by the Friends of Texas Public Education. In 2010, he received the Learning and Liberty award, presented by the National School Public Relations Association in recognition of his “outstanding efforts to strengthen school/community partnerships.”
Vollmer became involved with school reform after careers in law and manufacturing. He worked in the firm of former United States Congressman William Cramer until 1985 when he relocated to Iowa to become director of franchise operations for the Great Midwestern Ice Cream Company. The company was proclaimed by People magazine to make the “Best Ice Cream in America!” He ultimately became the company’s president.
In 1988, he was invited to serve on the nationally recognized Iowa Business and Education Roundtable. After two years as a volunteer, he changed careers and became the roundtable’s executive director. He remained in that post for three years after which he formed the education advocacy firm, Jamie Vollmer, Inc.
Once a harsh critic, Vollmer has become an articulate friend of America’s public schools. His presentations combine statistics, logic, and humor to energize and encourage educators, business leaders, and community groups to work together to build successful schools.
In addition to his book and numerous articles, Vollmer has written and produced the videos, "Why Our Schools Need to Change," "Teachers are Heroes" and "Building Support for America’s Schools."
He has served on the boards of the National PTA and the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory.
Vollmer holds a juries doctor from The Catholic University in Washington, D.C. He received his B.A. in political science from Penn State University. A native of Philadelphia, he is married to his college sweetheart, the former baton twirling majorette, Jeanne Hecker. They have three grown children, all gainfully employed.
For more information, go to http://www.jamievollmer.com/about.html.
Superintendent
Southern Ohio Educational Service Center
School administrators, board members, business and community leaders, chamber of commerce members, workforce development leaders, higher education leaders and vocational school administrators are encouraged to attend the Monday, Aug. 8 lecture by author Jamie Vollmer at Southern State Community College's Central Campus in Hillsboro.
The lecture begins at 10 a.m. in the SSCC auditorium.
The event is sponsored by Great Oaks Career Campuses, Southern State Community College, Southern Ohio Educational Service Center and the Brown County Educational Service Center.
Vollmer is an award-winning champion of public education, and the author of the highly acclaimed book, "Schools Cannot Do It Alone."
Vollmer has spent the last 25 years working with school districts, education associations, foundations and chambers of commerce across the nation to halt the erosion of public trust and build support for America’s public schools.
His primary goal is to help educators and their allies remove the obstacles to progress and create schools that unfold the full potential of every child.
In 2012, he was honored to receive two Friend of Public Education awards, one presented by the Ohio Federation of Teachers, the other bestowed by the Friends of Texas Public Education. In 2010, he received the Learning and Liberty award, presented by the National School Public Relations Association in recognition of his “outstanding efforts to strengthen school/community partnerships.”
Vollmer became involved with school reform after careers in law and manufacturing. He worked in the firm of former United States Congressman William Cramer until 1985 when he relocated to Iowa to become director of franchise operations for the Great Midwestern Ice Cream Company. The company was proclaimed by People magazine to make the “Best Ice Cream in America!” He ultimately became the company’s president.
In 1988, he was invited to serve on the nationally recognized Iowa Business and Education Roundtable. After two years as a volunteer, he changed careers and became the roundtable’s executive director. He remained in that post for three years after which he formed the education advocacy firm, Jamie Vollmer, Inc.
Once a harsh critic, Vollmer has become an articulate friend of America’s public schools. His presentations combine statistics, logic, and humor to energize and encourage educators, business leaders, and community groups to work together to build successful schools.
In addition to his book and numerous articles, Vollmer has written and produced the videos, "Why Our Schools Need to Change," "Teachers are Heroes" and "Building Support for America’s Schools."
He has served on the boards of the National PTA and the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory.
Vollmer holds a juries doctor from The Catholic University in Washington, D.C. He received his B.A. in political science from Penn State University. A native of Philadelphia, he is married to his college sweetheart, the former baton twirling majorette, Jeanne Hecker. They have three grown children, all gainfully employed.
For more information, go to http://www.jamievollmer.com/about.html.