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(Tune
in tonight at 7:30pm by visiting www.ncvalues.org/voice to hear our
exclusive interview with Catherine Truitt)
Greetings
Friend
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Truitt is the first candidate in many decades who has
a complete set of skills for this position of Superintendent of Public
Instruction, whose job it is to oversee the State's Department of
Education as it resources and leads our public schools in North
Carolina. It is very exciting that Catherine is not only highly
qualified for the position, but that she also shares our
values.
Catherine Truitt's service in education
began as a high school English teacher, and she spent ten years in the
classroom teaching at both the high school and middle school levels.
Twice she was nominated for the prestigious "Teacher of the Year"
award. Her last three years as a teacher were spent at West Johnston
High School, where she taught English to 11th and 12th grade students.
During her time there she created a new Media Literacy elective, a
21st Century Skills course.
After that, Catherine
Truitt worked with the International Center for Leadership in
Education, where she worked with underperforming school districts as a
school turnaround coach. In this role she collaborated with principals
and department chairs to craft plans to close the achievement gap for
all students and worked to develop whole-district transformation
initiatives. Truitt also served as a mentor for teachers in
Kindergarten through 12th Grade, helping them develop strategies to
keep students engaged and learning.
Governor Pat
McCrory appointed Catherine Truitt to serve as his Senior Advisor on
Education in 2015. In this capacity, she was tasked with developing
strategic state education policy goals for ages 0-20. It was in this
position that Catherine worked not only with k-12 schools around the
State, but also with the Community College System and the UNC System.
She learned the needs and deficits of public education in grades K-12
by working with the leaders of the institutions of higher education in
our state.
Catherine Truitt presently serves as
Chancellor of non-profit Western Governors University North Carolina
(WGU NC). As Chancellor, she focuses on increasing access to higher
education for the 1.5 million North Carolinians with some college but
no degree. Truitt and WGU NC collaborate with community colleges,
hospitals, school districts, local workforce boards and IT centers to
ensure that state workforce demands and employer education needs are
being met.
We can't think of anyone better to fill
the position of Superintendent of Public Instruction than Catherine
Truitt, and it is with great enthusiasm that we endorse her for that
position! Please
watch tonight's episode of The Voice to learn Catherine Truitt's
opinions and values on public education. Learn about
Catherine Truitt’s positions on school choice, reopening schools in
North Carolina, and why literacy reform is an essential part of her
plan to help failing public schools across North Carolina. As she
discusses some of the hurdles in the last several years and her vision
for education, we believe you will see why she is the only qualified
candidate in the race for this position.
If you're able, would you chip in $100, $50, $25, or
even $10 to help the NC Values Coalition continue to fight for your
rights and get like-minded candidates elected to office? You can
donate by clicking here.
Sincerely,
Tami Fitzgerald
NC
Values
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