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PRESENTERS
michael haggen, Chief Academic O cer, SVP Professional Learning, Scholastic Education
mIChAEL hAGGEN has more than 20 years of academic experience, having served
as a teacher, principal, chief academic of cer, and direct report to superintendents in three school districts. His hands-on approach led to signi cant change, most recently as deputy superintendent in East Baton Rouge Parish School System. Under his leadership, 70 percent of East Baton Rouge schools increased their academic performance. In St. Louis, Michael created the Of ce of Innovation while developing and implementing a turnaround model for 11 schools, which led to the district’s rst provisional accreditation in more than a decade. And while serving New Orleans’ Recovery School District, he put systems in place
to allow regular improvements to curriculum and the inclusion of learning supports to remove barriers to learning. As chief academic of cer and senior vice president of professional learning for Scholastic Education, Michael oversees the creation of customized professional learning models for school leadership as well as contributes to the development of curriculum.
Sue haney, Principal, Parma Elementary School, Parma, Michigan
SuE hANEy absolutely loves being the Principal at Parma Elementary School. She has been at Parma since 2005. Prior to working with the Western School District, Sue was a middle school and high school English and psychology teacher at Vandercook Lake Schools. Sue spent a few years as a guidance counselor, building administrator, and curriculum director. She enjoyed coaching volleyball and softball at Vandercook Lake.
Sue graduated from Michigan Center Schools and from there went to JCC and Michigan State University for her undergraduate work. She completed her graduate work at Eastern Michigan University.
Jillian heise, NBCT, National Literacy Consultant for Custom Education Solutions
JILLIAN hEISE Jillian Heise, NBCT, is the national literacy consultant for BALB Literacy Consulting, Building a Love of Books & Bringing a Literacy Balance. She taught seventh- and eighth-grade language arts in the Milwaukee area for 11 years before leaving the classroom to broaden her impact through working with teachers. Jillian is passionate about providing student choice in reading, consulting with educators in selecting the right books for their curriculum needs, and providing professional development to support district literacy initiatives. She started #classroombookaday, inspired by Donalyn Miller’s #bookaday, reading aloud a picture book every day of the school year with her middle
school students. Jillian wholeheartedly believes picture books have value for students and classrooms of any age. She also brings her literacy expertise and passion for books to her role as chair of WSRA’s Children’s Literature Committee. You can nd Jillian blogging at Heise Reads & Recommends and Lit Perks, as well as on Twitter @Heisereads.