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Charlotte County Public Schools

Work Groups

Steering Committee Members

School Board:

  • John LeClair

Community:

  • Bob White – Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce
  • Daniel Washington – Charlotte Local Education Foundation

Support Employee of the Year:

  • Mary Crawford – DCE Confidential Secretary (23-24)
  • Carmen Blake – CHS Para (22-23)

Teacher of the Year:

  • Zuzana Lukackova – ACA, DR PRE (23-24)
  • Bonnie Powell – LBHS, ELA Teacher (22-23)

Union Presidents:

  • Gina Morella – Teachers Union
  • George Goldstein – Support Staff Union

District Staff:

  • Bob Bedford, Assistant Superintendent – Division of Learning
  • Mike Desjardins, Assistant Superintendent – Division of School Support Services
  • Greg Griner, Chief Financial Officer – Division of Financial Services
  • Jeff Harvey, Assistant Superintendent – Division of Operations
  • Carl Hendrick, Chief Technology Officer – Division Information and Technology Services
  • Adrienne McElroy, Assistant Superintendent – Division of Human Resources
  • Claudette Smith, Coordinator of Community Engagement – Communications Department
  • Laura Blunier, Director of Professional Learning – Division of Learning
  • Doug Dunakey, Psychometrician – Division of Learning
  • Matt Kunder, Directory of Secondary Education – Division of Learning, previously Principal - Port Charlotte Middle
  • Angie Taillon, Principal – Charlotte High School
  • James Vernon, Principal – Deep Creek Elementary

Meeting Dates

  • January 16, 2024
  • March 6, 2024
  • April 17, 2024
  • June 12, 2024
  • July 17, 2024

Subcommittee Meetings

Priority Area 1 - Students

  • February 22, 2024
  • April 18, 2024
  • July 26, 2024

Priority Area 2 - Staff 

  • February 28, 2024
  • March 27, 2024
  • April 24, 2024
  • May 22, 2024

Priority Area 3 - Community 

  • February 20, 2024
  • March 26, 2024
  • April 23, 2024
  • May 15, 2024
  • July 30, 2024

Priority Area 4 - Resources

  • February 12, 2024
  • March 11, 2024
  • April 22, 2024
  • May 30, 2024