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5. Advocacy: submit and label five different pieces of evidence demonstrating your leadership role in building support for public education on each of the following levels: 1) state, 2) local and 3) national. I have long been a passionate supporter of public education, growing up in an Illinois community where both my father and my grandfather served many years on the local school board. I have spent the past five decades in the educational field, serving both in the classroom and central office administration. It has been my honor to be completing my fifth year of service with the CMCSS School Board while teaching in the educational field at APSU. My educational background and experiences have fueled an innate desire to teach and try to better the lives of others; this has become my lifelong commitment and passion. The inception of P.A.C.E., Political Action Committee for Education, in the Clarksville Montgomery School System kindled my urge to promote public education. I served as an organization officer for many years, promoting educational support with elected officials, organizing political forums, and serving as a congressional contact. The past seven years, I have served as a volunteer mentor for the Tennessee Promise program, supporting and encouraging assigned college bound high school seniors from my community. Because of pandemic restrictions, several contact changes were necessary this year. Other recent mentoring experiences include mentoring APSU students, for which I received the Freshman Success Award, and extending support to new school board members. Although public speaking still makes me uncomfortable, I do enjoy sharing educational information and ideas, and have included an outline of the last two presentations addressing current educational issues. The invitations for the presentations were extended by the Clarksville Montgomery County Retired Teachers Association and the Delta Kappa Educational Society. I strive to improve my effectiveness and professional growth as a school board member and as an educator by participating in as many TSBA and NSBA offerings as possible. These programs include educational events, conferences, webinars, legal lunches, modules, workshops, Legislative & Legal Institutes, Legislator contact, etc. To understand and maintain strong working relationships with the local governing body, I try to attend three County Commission meetings monthly. I sincerely enjoy serving on the Clarksville Montgomery County School Board and take great pride that our Board has long been recognized as a Board of Distinction. Other items in this environment bringing pride are the National Technology Award and the Point of Pride award. Monthly Point of Pride awards are presented by board members during school board meetings to publicly recognize outstanding achievement, distinction, and educational accomplishments of CMCSS students and employees. I initiated the Points of Pride component of Board meetings while serving as an Interim Director of Schools in 2001 and this practice continues today. The National Technology Award was presented to our School Board after the CMCSS Technology department invited me to accompany them to their National Technology Conference
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Advocacy: submit and label five different pieces of evidence demonstrating your leadership role in building support for public education on each of the following levels: 1) state, 2) local and 3) national.
I have long been a passionate supporter of public education, growing up in an Illinois community where both my father and my grandfather served many years on the local school board. I have spent the past five decades in the educational field, serving both in the classroom and central office administration. It has been my honor to be completing my fifth year of service with the CMCSS School Board while teaching in the educational field at APSU. My educational background and experiences have fueled an innate desire to teach and try to better the lives of others; this has become my lifelong commitment and passion.
The inception of P.A.C.E., Political Action Committee for Education, in the Clarksville Montgomery School System kindled my urge to promote public education. I served as an organization officer for many years, promoting educational support with elected officials, organizing political forums, and serving as a congressional contact.
The past seven years, I have served as a volunteer mentor for the Tennessee Promise program, supporting and encouraging assigned college bound high school seniors from my community. Because of pandemic restrictions, several contact changes were necessary this year. Other recent mentoring experiences include mentoring APSU students, for which I received the Freshman Success Award, and extending support to new school board members.
Although public speaking still makes me uncomfortable, I do enjoy sharing educational information and ideas, and have included an outline of the last two presentations addressing current educational issues. The invitations for the presentations were extended by the Clarksville Montgomery County Retired Teachers Association and the Delta Kappa Educational Society. I strive to improve my effectiveness and professional growth as a school board member and as an educator by participating in as many TSBA and NSBA offerings as possible. These programs include educational events, conferences, webinars, legal lunches, modules, workshops, Legislative & Legal Institutes, Legislator contact, etc. To understand and maintain strong working relationships with the local governing body, I try to attend three County Commission meetings monthly.
I sincerely enjoy serving on the Clarksville Montgomery County School Board and take great pride that our Board has long been recognized as a Board of Distinction. Other items in this environment bringing pride are the National Technology Award and the Point of Pride award. Monthly Point of Pride awards are presented by board members during school board meetings to publicly recognize outstanding achievement, distinction, and educational accomplishments of CMCSS students and employees. I initiated the Points of Pride component of Board meetings while serving as an Interim Director of Schools in 2001 and this practice continues today.
The National Technology Award was presented to our School Board after the CMCSS Technology department invited me to accompany them to their National Technology Conference
in New Orleans. We had worked closely with innovative practices of pre-coding testing material while I was serving as the system testing coordinator. While there I quickly realized CMCSS was worthy of national recognition in this area and immediately began documenting and organizing required submission material. The visuals and descriptions of innovative technology utilized in each of our CMCSS schools, combined with professional narration of script set to the musical background of Patti Page’s haunting rendition of The Tennessee Waltz was a winning combination. The following year we traveled to the National Technology Conference in Denver to proudly accept this national award.
Included are a few labeled examples of educational advocacy including types of communication sent to local, state, and national government officials. As additional evidence of my continuous commitment to education and promotion of quality education, I have included my current TSBA Boardmanship Awards Program transcript and my resume.
ADVOCACY Inclusions:
MARGARET MCGHEE PACE Clarksville, Tennessee 37040
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; EDUCATION
Administration/Supervision Certification, Austin Peay State University Master’s Degree + 45, Counseling and Guidance, Austin Peay State University M.A. in Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Austin Peay State University B.S. Elementary Education, Murray State University
TENNESSEE CERTIFICATION Professional Administration K-12 109 Elementary Principal and Supervision 101 Elementary 1 – 8 Career Ladder III Certification
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT Austin Peay State University, Adjunct Faculty Clarksville Montgomery County School System: Central Office Administrator:
CMCSS Interim Director of Schools CMCSS Schools Accreditation Coordinator, (Southern Assoc. of Colleges and Schools) CMCSS System Testing Coordinator CMCSS Elementary Curriculum Supervisor
Area Schools: Principalship/Administrator Classroom Teacher, Career Ladder III Extended Contract Teacher
AWARDS: Austin Peay State University Freshman Success Teaching Award Distinguished Administrator Award: Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools Distinguished Teacher Award: State of Tennessee, Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools Tennessee Teacher of the Year Award Who’s Who of American Women Award Outstanding Elementary Teachers of America Award Career Ladder III Teacher Status Honorary Lifetime PTA Membership Award Girl Scouts Award of Merit and Leadership Daisy Award PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND SERVICE POSITIONS NSBA & TSBA, National & Tennessee School Board Association Member State/National Educational Conferences Presenter Tennessee Education Association, TEA Congressional Contact Team Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Association, Various Service Positions and Offices Association for TN Supervision & Curriculum, Program Presenter National Education Association/Tennessee Education Association Lifetime Member National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Tennessee Reading Association Member Children’s International Education Center Member Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society: Secretary, Nomination Chairman Delta Kappa Gamma Society International: Secretary, Legislative Chairman American Association of University Women: Education Foundation & Legislative Committee COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board: Member/Chairman
tnAchieves/TN Promise - Volunteer Mentor Madison Street Church of Christ - Sunday School Teacher, VBS Teacher, Workshop Instructor Leadership Clarksville Graduate Citizens Police Academy Graduate Montgomery County Election Precinct Officer
APSU 1000 Fellows, Arts & Heritage Council: Board member Loaves & Fishes, Empty Bowls, Salvation Army, TN Master Gardener: Board Member/Volunteer Adult Reading Program, Big Brothers & Sisters, Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts, Habitat for Humanity: Instructor/Volunteer
Outline of Educational Speeches given to Delta Kappa Gamma Society and Clarksville Montgomery Retired Teachers, 2020
Introductions:
Honor to be invited…
Unprecedented times/changes…
Begin with sharing some changes… 1915 RULES OF CONDUCT FOR TEACHERS…
Introductions: name, field of education expertise, 2 bits of information other probably do not know about you…
Self: branded cattle as a young teenager; received expert marksman award, Murray State University…
COVID SCHOOL CHANGES:
Student Attendance: 22,000 traditional, 14,000 virtually… Self-check temperatures daily; masks, buses/schools; custodians fog nightly; social distancing, one direction hallways; students/classes in bubble/cohorts/blocks; teachers, not students rotate classrooms; assigned cafeteria/bus seats; take laptops home nightly; no school visitors; much contact tracing…
Major Legislative Issues: BEP funding formula; Educator Licensure Flexibility; Waivers for Grow Your Own Teacher Residency; Appointed Director of Schools; Collaborative Conferencing; Local decision Making for School Calendars; Fee Waivers for Classified Staff and School Board Members…
Grow Your Own Teachers Residency Pathways: Collaboration between CMCSS/APSU; Fee free 3-year degree; paid $12 hourly as a daily educational assistant; attend evening college classes; committed as a CMCSS teacher for 3 years in a high priority school…
TN Promise Volunteer Mentors: Address mentor handbook and requirements; solicit volunteers
“Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless” – Sherry Anderson
Boardsmanship Awards ProgramMargaret Pace1294 Morgan RoadClarksville, TN 37040
Clarksville-Mont. County - Mid CumberlandDistrictHome: (931) 647-4328 Work: (931) 920-7808
School Board Academy
Core Modules
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Poin
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12/1
3
13/1
4
14/1
5
15/1
6
16/1
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17/1
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18/1
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20/2
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21/2
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Advocating the Board’s Vision 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7(7)Board Policy and Operations 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7(7)Board/Superintendent Relations 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7(7)SBA Orientation 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7(7)School Law 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(7)The Board’s Role in School Finance 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7(7)
Electives/Other Modules
Prio
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Poin
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12/1
3
13/1
4
14/1
5
15/1
6
16/1
7
17/1
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18/1
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A Deep Dive into Boardsmanship 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(7)Approved Local Option Credit 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 35(7)eBoardsmanship (Online Module) 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(7)Exception Granted 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(7)Legal Issues Impacting School Boards(online) (No Longer Available)
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7(7)
Planning: A Joint Venture 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(7)Teaming & The School Board 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(7)
Total School Board Academy CreditPoints
0 00 0 0 28 14 7 21 7 0 77
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Boardsmanship Awards Program (Continued)Margaret Pace Clarksville-Mont. County
Experience
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Attend City Council / County CommissionMeeting
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 18(3)
Attend Meeting of Another Board 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12(3)Attend State Board of Education Meeting 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3(3)Complete Self Evaluation 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 15(3)Facilitate a Presentation to Board Members 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(3)Legislative Testimony 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(3)Other Experience 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12(3)Participate in Board Evaluation 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 15(3)Participate in Webinar 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9(3)Present at NSBA Convention 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(3)Presentation to Board Members 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(3)SCOPE Group Leader 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(3)Serve as a TSBA Awards Judge 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(3)Serve as an Evaluator of a Board Meeting 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3(3)Serve as System Tennessee LegislativeRepresentative
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(3)
Serve As TSBA OPEB Trustee 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(3)Serve on FRN 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(3)Serve on TSBA Board of Directors 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(3)Speak on Education at PTA or Civic Club,etc.
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12(3)
TSBA Convention Moderator 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3(3)TSBA Convention Presenter 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(3)Visit Legislator Congressman 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6(3)Write a Column/E-mail Newsletter for aNewspaper on Board Activities
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(3)
Write Article for Educational Journal 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(3)
Total Experience Credit Points 0 00 0 0 9 15 18 33 18 15 108
NOTE: To add experiences for the current year, please contact your Board Secretary.To add experiences for previous years please contact TSBA at 615-815-3910 or [email protected].
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Boardsmanship Awards Program (Continued)Margaret Pace Clarksville-Mont. County
Event
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2021
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AASA Conference 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(10)NSBA Advocacy Institute 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(7)NSBA Convention 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 30(10)NSBA Edu Tech Site Visit (Location 1) 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(10)NSBA Edu Tech Site Visit (Location 2) 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(10)NSBA Equity Symposium 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(7)NSBA Leadership Conference 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(7)NSBA T+L Conference 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(10)Other Program (10 credits must be pre-approved by TSBA)
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10(10)
Other Program (3 credits - must be pre-approved by TSBA)
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9(3)
Other Program (7 credits - must be pre-approved by TSBA)
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 21(7)
Southern Region Leadership Conference 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(10)TSBA Convention 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 40(10)TSBA Fall District Meeting 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 15(3)TSBA Pre-Convention Legal Workshop 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3(3)TSBA Pre-Convention Legislative Adv.Workshop
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6(3)
TSBA Pre-Convention TechnologyWorkshop
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(3)
TSBA SCOPE Conference 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7(7)TSG TEST EVENT - DO NOT REGISTERFOR THIS MEETING
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(7)
Optional Credit
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2016
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Helping Board Members Connect toToday's Labor Market (Online Module)
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(7)
Legal Issues Impacting School Boards(Online Module)
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(7)
Safety in Schools Training Series 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(7)TETA Administrator’s Technology Academy 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0(7)TSBA Board Chairman Workshop 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7(7)TSBA Collaborative ConferencingWorkshop (No Longer Available)
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7(7)
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Boardsmanship Awards Program (Continued)Margaret Pace Clarksville-Mont. County
TSBA Leadership Conference 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 21(7)TSBA Legislative and Legal Institute 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7(7)TSBA School Board Leadership Series 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7(7)TSBA School Safety Summit (No LongerAvailable)
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7(7)
TSBA Summer Law Institute 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14(7)TSBA/TETA Technology Safety Symposium(No Longer Available)
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7(7)
Total Event Credit Points 0 00 0 0 13 54 67 50 17 17 218
NOTE: If you want to register for an upcoming event or cancel your registration, please contact yourBoard Secretary, or TSBA at 615-815-3910 or [email protected].
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Boardsmanship Awards Program (Continued)Margaret Pace Clarksville-Mont. County
21810877
Current Achievement: Level IV
Credits Achieved
SBAs Experiences Events
614 30Level I
SBAs Experiences Events
1221 67Level II
1828 104Level III
2435 141Level IV
3442 174Level V
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
09/28/2017
09/04/2018
09/04/2018
09/26/2019
Achieved Date Awarded
Boardsmanship CreditRequirements Levels Achieved
Level I
Level II
* Level III
** Level IV
*** Level V
000
TSBA LeadershipConference
Self Evaluation Completed
Portfolio Completed
11/04/2020
09/09/2021
* To achieve Level III, you must complete a self evaluation and attend a TSBA Leadership Conference
*** To achieve Level V, you must complete a porfolio
Dates
Evaluate another SB Meeting 01/01/2020
** To achieve Level IV, you must evaluate another school board
403Total Points Achieved
Credits Needed toAchieve Level 5
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Photo EvidenceTSBA Level V
Level IV Achievement
Board of Distinction Award
Point of Pride Awards
NSBA Conference Attendance
CMCSS Graduations
Welcome Back to School
Awards and Recognition
October 12, 2020
Senator Marsha Blackburn 357 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
Senator Blackburn,
I am writing in opposition to private school vouchers and I am urging Congress to reject using any federal funds for a national voucher program, including any special education vouchers for military children and specific subgroups of students. Public funds should be used within public schools which educate more than 50 million students.
Vouchers drain funds from public schools to pay private school tuition for a few students. In stark contrast to the strong requirements faced by public school, private voucher schools do not have to meet ESSA and IDEA standards and they are not required to accept all students.
Vouchers leave behind many disadvantaged students because private schools may not accept them or do not offer the special services they need. Students with disabilities and English language learners are underserved in voucher schools. Students with disabilities attending a private school with a voucher would not necessarily receive all the Individualized Education Plan services they would otherwise receive in a public school. Not all private schools are bound to follow the same inclusion practices and parents are not entitled to the same procedural safeguards as they are under IDEA. Please consider these facts and support public education. Sincerely, Margaret Pace [email protected]
CMCSS School Board Clarksville-Montgomery County School System
May 25, 2021
MCHS Seniors: Congratulations on your progress with the TN Promise program! My name is Margaret Pace, current APSU faculty, a retired educator from CMCSS and your TN Achieves mentor. I am very excited to be working with you and this program. As mentors with the TN Promise program, we have a choice of county high schools; because I am the Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board member for School District 2, I chose Montgomery Central High School since it is the high school in our district. A little of my personal background information - graduating from high school and college early, I began my teaching career in Harrisburg IL as a 19-year-old. Two years later, we relocated in Clarksville as my husband (a pharmacist) began employment with a local drug store chain and I was employed by the Clarksville Montgomery County School System. I spent my last 12 years with CMCSS as a school and central office administrator. I have taught at APSU for the past 32 semesters, working with approximately one hundred college freshmen each semester.
I will try to maintain consistent contact every few weeks with reminders and tips. Deadlines are extremely important to your TN Promise eligibility and to your college success. I am available to help you with any questions that you have concerning the process – feel free to contact me at [email protected] or text, 615-289-5498. TN Promise students have just ONE WEEK left to view the mandatory webinar. Students who do not view the webinar by 11:59 PM on Tuesday, June 1 will become permanently ineligible for TN Promise.
CONNECT link: https://connect.tnachieves.org
Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow, Wednesday, May 26 at the MCHS graduation at the APSU Dunn Center (I am the tall female School Board member). Because of Covid precautions, I will not be shaking your hand this year as you receive your diploma, but I will certainly be proudly smiling behind the mask! So that I will know I have made connections correctly, please respond with any questions and verify that you have received this email; good luck with your college career! Sincerely, Margaret Pace [email protected]
CMCSS School Board Clarksville-Montgomery County School System
