Stay in the Game! Attendance Network Hires Education Leader, Staff
2024年8月1日 - 11:27PM
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The Stay in the Game! Attendance Network
positioned to have even greater statewide impact with the addition
of experienced education leaders and Battelle’s network management
support.
Battelle became the new host for the Stay in the Game! (SITG!)
Attendance Network in July in a partnership that will provide SITG!
access to Battelle’s extensive resources and expertise, enabling
the network to support more school districts in addressing chronic
absenteeism.
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Today, SITG! announced its new leadership team by naming Susan
Bodary as Network Director, Gina Wilson as Network Implementation
Manager, and Quentin Cole as Communications Manager. SITG! aims to
expand a statewide attendance awareness movement, positively impact
student attendance, and serve as a national model.
"Attendance is key to the academic success that prepares the
next generation of leaders," said Wes Hall, Battelle’s Senior Vice
President for Philanthropy and Education. “SITG! has set a clear
goal: 90% of Ohio students attending 90% of school days each year.
This team has the experience and commitment needed to help our
state reach that goal.”
Launched by the Cleveland Browns Foundation, alongside partners
from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce and Harvard’s
Proving Ground, the Stay in the Game! Attendance Network has been
serving Ohio districts, students, and families since 2019. Battelle
joined the leadership team on July 1, leveraging the organization’s
experience founding and supporting STEM networks. This year, SITG!
expects to serve 105 districts and reached nearly 400,000 students
across Ohio. The network aims to improve student attendance and
grow attendance awareness as a movement.
“We’re thrilled to make Susan our permanent Network Director, as
well as add Gina and Quentin to the Stay in the Game! Network and
know that their experiences in education will help us to continue
to grow the Network across the state of Ohio,” said Renee Harvey,
Vice President of the Cleveland Browns Foundation. “We know there’s
so much work to be done to reduce chronic absenteeism across the
state and alongside Battelle and our other Network partners, we’re
looking forward to having all of the resources in place this year
to make an even greater impact within districts and schools.”
A nationally recognized education policy and practice expert,
Bodary has extensive leadership experience working with governors,
state education leaders, non-profits, and education-focused
philanthropy across the country. She recently retired as a
partner/owner from Education First, one of the nation’s premiere
education strategy and consulting firms. A dedicated Ohioan, she
has also served as the Education and Workforce Advisor to former
Ohio Governor Bob Taft and supported education work in three other
Ohio gubernatorial administrations, founded EdVention (now, Learn
to Earn Dayton), and served as a founding team member of the Dayton
Regional STEM School and STEM Professional Development Center at
the Montgomery County ESC.
Wilson was formerly Supervisor of Pupil Services, Student, and
Family Engagement at Garfield Heights City Schools and has been
implementing SITG! in her district for several years. She holds a
master’s degree in social work from Cleveland State University and
has extensive experience serving educators, students and families.
In her new role, Wilson will provide direct support to member
districts for tailored attendance campaigns, develop new tools for
district use in their attendance work, and implement an annual
learning agenda to help district teams build capacity on the issue
of attendance.
Cole is an accomplished communications professional, graphic
designer, and social media expert, who served most recently as the
director of Communications for the Virginia Association of
Independent Schools. In this new role, he will manage all Network
communications functions, oversee social media and work with
partners to elevate SITG! as it grows into an attendance
movement.
Everyone in Ohio can get involved in promoting attendance. By
signing the Attendance Pledge or signing up as a supporter or a new
district on the Stay in the Game website.
About Battelle
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to solving what matter most. At most major technology centers and
national laboratories around the world, Battelle conducts research
and development, designs and manufactures products, and delivers
critical services for government and commercial customers.
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio since its founding in 1929,
Battelle serves the national security, health, and life sciences,
and energy and environmental industries. For more information visit
https://www.battelle.org/
About Stay in the Game! Attendance Network
Launched in 2019 by the Cleveland Browns Foundation, Ohio
Department of Education and Workforce and Harvard’s Proving Ground,
the Stay in the Game! Attendance Network works together to
campaign, connect, and convene with experts and supporters to
increase attendance in Ohio. The Stay in The Game! Attendance
Network is expecting to support over one hundred districts and
approaching 400,000 students during the 2024-2025 school year
through localized, data-informed attendance campaigns aimed at
raising awareness of the importance of school attendance as a
foundation for student success and identifying barriers to
attendance. For more information about the Stay in the Game!
Attendance Network please contact us at info@stayinthegame.org or
visit our website at www.stayinthegame.org
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Katy Delaney, (614) 424-7208 delaneyk@battelle.org or T.R.
Massey, (614) 424-5544 masseytr@battelle.org.