A+ College Ready welcomed a new group of Advanced Placement Lead Teachers at a two day training event held in the A+ College Ready offices in early June. These math science and English AP teachers were selected by their districts to serve as mentors and coaches to the other AP and Pre AP teachers in their disciplines and to support their district AP programs in a variety of ways.
Under the guidance of A+ College Ready Content Directors Robert Summers, Ryan Reardon, Mike Kantaris, Kitty Morgan, Betsy Brooks and Regina Johnson, Lead Teachers participated in a variety of instructive sessions ranging from the general “How People Learn” seminar, to subject-specific team meetings. After a long day of in depth training, mentors and teachers relaxed Monday night with a dinner at a local restaurant in Birmingham.
The Mentor Training Week marks the start of College Ready’s work on the 2011-2012 academic year in our Fourth cohort of 21 new Program Schools. The Cohort four Lead Teachers are:
| District | Math | Science | English |
| Butler County | Debbie Lawrence | Donna Hoffman | Wendy Smith |
| Conecuh County | Linda Cook | Rebekah Sullivan | Lisa Hatch |
| Marshall County | Jerry Davis | Melissa Landers | Ann Myers |
| Monroe County | Chitunda Howard | Christi Knowles | Teresa Galbraith |
| Saraland City | Rebecca Becnel | Brian Finnegan | Robert Murphy |
| Shelby County | Connie Wheeler | Mark Drackett | Angela Glover |
| Tallassee City | Carol McDaniel | Mary Ellen Manning | Shannon Baker |
| Trussville City | Ryan James | Eric Lambert | Jennifer Cardwell |
| Tuscaloosa City | Kim Naramore | Richjetta Smith | Trina Busby |
| Tuscaloosa County | Teresa D. McNutt | Penni Wallace | Leah Armstrong |
