Lynn Fitzpatrick, while pursuing her doctoral degree in educational leadership, is the new curriculum and instruction director for the Sonoma Valley Unified School District. As reported in the Sonoma Index-Tribune, Fitzpatrick told the school district board that local students achieved modest STAR gains.
A PhD candidate in school organization and educational policy, Rosa Manzo is leading a group of graduate students to help a community in need of young adult role models bearing a motivational message about education. “It’s a labor of love,” said Manzo. “Most of the kids we work with have never thought about life after high school.”