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Media contacts:
Sharon Goolsby, Public Information Office: (864) 577-7505
Katie Rice, Public
Information Office: (864) 577-7506
The
Leadership Development Program is a multi-faceted approach to strengthen and
develop the leadership capabilities of the SCSDB staff members. The training includes coaching and mentoring,
and provides a parallel training series for the participants’ supervisors and
managers. A group of 14 staff members
were nominated by members of the school’s Administrative Team to participate in
the year-long program.
The project
provided leadership training in Effective Leadership Skills; Team Building and
Group Dynamics; Time Management; Strategic Thinking and Planning; Assertiveness
in the Workplace; Effective Communication Skills; and Coaching and Mentoring.
The
class includes three participants who are blind and six participants who are
deaf. The graduates are: Claire Bailey, Sign Language Coordinator;
Frances Bass, Payroll Coordinator; Teresa Bird, Lead Teacher; Monique Callaham,
Training Coordinator; Frances Gentry, Teacher Assistant; Micko Hughes,
Dormitory Director; Clay Jeffcoat, Information Resource Consultant; Tammy
Johnson, Family Support Specialist; Josh Joseph, Dormitory Director; Iosep
MacDougall, Digital Arts Teacher; Tony Merriweather, Teacher Assistant; Jubby
Rabiu, Human Services Coordinator; Cynthia Rhames, Counselor; Charles Washko,
Quality Assurance Manager.
The SC Department of
Education named SCSDB a