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SUMMARY:Welcome Back to Class - Virtual Brunch
DESCRIPTION:SSPC'S FIRST EVER VIRTUAL BRUNCH:\n\nWelcome Back to Class!\n\nTopics that will be covered:\n\n Reopening Virtual vs. In Class\n\n Safety when attending Class\n\n What Parents need to know this school year\n\n How things will be handled\n\n Sports this year\n\n\n\nMeet Our Speaker: Fulton County Superintendent\, Dr. Mike Looney\n\n\n\nDr. Mike Looney joins Fulton County Schools after recently serving as Superintendent of Williamson County Schools in Tennessee\, where he was named 2015 Superintendent of the year by Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents (TOSS).\n\nHe earned his Bachelor's Degree in Business Management and Master's degree in Education from Jacksonville State University in Alabama. Dr. Looney earned his Educational Specialist Degree and Doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Alabama.\n\nDr. Looney's work has been presented for regional and national audiences on a wide range of educational and leadership topics.\n\nHe has served on several distinguished panels including President George W. Bush's National Reading Leadership Panel in Washington D.C.\n\nDr. Looney also served as Superintendent of the Butler County School District in Alabama. Under his leadership the school district realized significant student achievement gains\, improved the graduation rate\, and established the district's first magnet school. In recognition of his work there\, he was selected as Greenville\, Alabama's Citizen of the Year in 2008.\n\nBefore arriving at Butler\, he was Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction in Montgomery Public Schools. Under his leadership\, the district of 61 schools and 31\,000 students received national notoriety for its improvement in reading achievement scores.\n\nDr. Looney\, a public educator since 1994\, has also served in the roles of classroom teacher\, assistant principal and principal. During his tenure as principal\, his school was recognized for closing the achievement gap for underprivileged and minority students. His school was highlighted at both the state and national levels and was named a National Title I Distinguished School.\n\nPrior to entering the field of education\, he served as finance manager for a privately-held corporation with fifty employees in Anniston\, Alabama. His responsibilities included corporate finance\, marketing\, and human resource management.\n\nDr. Looney is a military veteran having served for seven years in the United States Marine Corps before being honorably discharged with a service-related injury. His military service was distinguished by four meritorious promotions which included his being selected as the Marine of the Year for MCRS Montgomery serving Alabama\, Mississippi and Florida. In addition to other medals and ribbons\, Dr. Looney was the recipient of the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. His military duties took him all over the world and included a six-month tour on the USS Raleigh with the 2nd Marine Division\, II Marine Amphibious Force.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size: 20px\;"><span style="border: currentColor\; border-image: none\;"><strong>SSPC&#39\;S FIRST EVER VIRTUAL BRUNCH:<br />\n<u>Welcome Back to Class!</u></strong></span></span></p>\n\n<h1 style="background: white\; margin-bottom: 0pt\;"><span style="font-size: 20px\;"><span style="font-weight: normal\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 89\, 60)\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">Topics that will be covered:</span></span></span></span></h1>\n\n<h1 style="background: white\; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in\; text-indent: -0.25in\;"><span style="font-size: 20px\;"><span style="font-weight: normal\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 89\, 60)\;"><span style="font-family: symbol\;">&middot\;</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 89\, 60)\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">Reopening Virtual vs. In Class</span></span></span></span></h1>\n\n<h1 style="background: white\; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in\; text-indent: -0.25in\;"><span style="font-size: 20px\;"><span style="font-weight: normal\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 89\, 60)\;"><span style="font-family: symbol\;">&middot\;</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 89\, 60)\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">Safety when attending Class</span></span></span></span></h1>\n\n<h1 style="background: white\; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in\; text-indent: -0.25in\;"><span style="font-size: 20px\;"><span style="font-weight: normal\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 89\, 60)\;"><span style="font-family: symbol\;">&middot\;</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 89\, 60)\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">What Parents need to know this school year</span></span></span></span></h1>\n\n<h1 style="background: white\; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in\; text-indent: -0.25in\;"><span style="font-size: 20px\;"><span style="font-weight: normal\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 89\, 60)\;"><span style="font-family: symbol\;">&middot\;</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 89\, 60)\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">How things will be handled</span></span></span></span></h1>\n\n<h1 style="background: white\; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in\; text-indent: -0.25in\;"><span style="font-size: 20px\;"><span style="font-weight: normal\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 89\, 60)\;"><span style="font-family: symbol\;">&middot\;</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 89\, 60)\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\,serif\;">Sports this year</span></span></span></span></h1>\n\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><br />\n<strong><span style="font-size: 20px\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;">Meet Our Speaker: Fulton County Superintendent\, Dr. Mike Looney</span></span></strong><br />\n<img alt="" height="300" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/569/Image/looney.jpg" style="width: 200px\; height: 300px\;" width="200" /></p>\n\n<p style="background: white\; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt\; line-height: 15.6pt\;"><span style="font-family:\; font-size: 10.5pt\;">Dr. Mike Looney joins Fulton County Schools after recently serving as Superintendent of Williamson County Schools in Tennessee\,&nbsp\;where he was named 2015 Superintendent of the year by Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents (TOSS).</span></p>\n\n<p style="background: white\; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt\; line-height: 15.6pt\;"><span style="font-family:\; font-size: 10.5pt\;">He earned his Bachelor&#39\;s Degree in Business Management and Master&#39\;s degree in Education from Jacksonville State University in Alabama. Dr. Looney earned his Educational Specialist Degree and Doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Alabama.</span></p>\n\n<p style="background: white\; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt\; line-height: 15.6pt\;"><span style="font-family:\; font-size: 10.5pt\;">Dr. Looney&#39\;s work has been presented for regional and national audiences on a wide range of educational and leadership topics.</span></p>\n\n<p style="background: white\; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt\; line-height: 15.6pt\;"><span style="font-family:\; font-size: 10.5pt\;">He has served on several distinguished panels including President George W. Bush&#39\;s National Reading Leadership Panel in Washington D.C.</span></p>\n\n<p style="background: white\; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt\; line-height: 15.6pt\;"><span style="font-family:\; font-size: 10.5pt\;">Dr. Looney also served as Superintendent of the Butler County School District in Alabama. Under his leadership the school district realized significant student achievement gains\, improved the graduation rate\, and established the district&#39\;s first magnet school. In recognition of his work there\, he was selected as Greenville\, Alabama&#39\;s Citizen of the Year in 2008.</span></p>\n\n<p style="background: white\; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt\; line-height: 15.6pt\;"><span style="font-family:\; font-size: 10.5pt\;">Before arriving at Butler\, he was Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction in Montgomery Public Schools. Under his leadership\, the district of&nbsp\;61 schools and 31\,000 students received national notoriety for its improvement in reading achievement scores.</span></p>\n\n<p style="background: white\; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt\; line-height: 15.6pt\;"><span style="font-family:\; font-size: 10.5pt\;">Dr. Looney\, a public educator since 1994\, has also served in the roles of classroom teacher\, assistant principal and principal. During his tenure as principal\, his school was recognized for closing the achievement gap for underprivileged and minority students. His school was highlighted at both the state and national levels and was named a National Title I Distinguished School.</span></p>\n\n<p style="background: white\; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt\; line-height: 15.6pt\;"><span style="font-family:\; font-size: 10.5pt\;">Prior to entering the field of education\, he served as finance manager for a privately-held corporation with fifty employees in Anniston\, Alabama. His responsibilities included corporate finance\, marketing\, and human resource management.</span></p>\n\n<p style="background: white\; margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt\; line-height: 15.6pt\;"><span style="font-family:\; font-size: 10.5pt\;">Dr. Looney is a military veteran having served for seven years in the United States Marine Corps before being honorably discharged with a service-related injury. His military service was distinguished by four meritorious promotions which included his being selected as the Marine of the Year for MCRS Montgomery serving Alabama\, Mississippi and Florida. In addition to other medals and ribbons\, Dr. Looney was the recipient of the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. His military duties took him all over the world and included a six-month tour on the USS Raleigh with the 2nd Marine Division\, II Marine Amphibious Force.</span></p>\n
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