Policy and Planning Council

MERC is governed by a Policy and Planning Council. The Council is made up of the superintendent, a school board member, and a member from each school division, as well as several VCU representatives. The Council decides what research is undertaken, appoints a study group to oversee how it is produced, and approves its dissemination. Research ideas come from many sources: classroom teachers, school administrators, and Policy and Planning Council members. The Council reviews these research ideas twice a year and selects those with the highest priority for funding. This year’s MERC Policy and Planning Council includes the following:
 

Chesterfield County Schools

Dr. Marcus Newsome, Superintendent

Dr. Kevin Hughes, Mgr.-School Improvement and Instructional Support
Dr. Dale Kalkofen, Assistant Superintendent

Ms. Patricia Carpenter, School Board Member

Colonial Heights City Schools
Dr. Joseph O. Cox, Jr., Superintendent
Dr. Jo Bunce, Assistant Superintendent
Mr. Les Fryar, Board Member

Hanover County Public Schools
Dr. Stewart D. Roberson, Superintendent, MERC Chair
Dr. Carole Urbansok O'Brien, Director of Guidance, Testing and Research
Mr. Robert Hundley, School Board Member

Henrico County Public Schools
Mr. Frederick S. Morton IV, Superintendent
Dr. Patrick Kinlaw, Asst. Superintendent Administrative Services
Dr. Penny Blumenthal, Director of Research and Planning
Ms. Diana Winston, School Board Member

Hopewell City Schools
Dr. Winston O. Odom, Superintendent
Ms. Linda Hyslop, Assistant Superintendent

Powhatan County Public Schools
Dr. Margaret S. Meara, Superintendent

Ms. Sandra Lynch, Assistant Superintendent, Instruction & Gifted Education

Richmond City Public Schools
Dr. Yvonne Brandon, Interim Superintendent
Dr. Ann Allen, Coordinator of Research and Evaluation

Ms. Evette Wilson, Richmond School Board

 

Virginia Commonwealth University

Dr. Beverly Warren, Dean, School of Education

Dr. Charol Shakeshaft, Chair -Department of Education, Leadership

Dr. Lisa Abrams, Assistant Professor, School of Education, Foundations
Dr. Terry Dozier, Teacher-In-Residence
Dr. James McMillan, Professor, Dept. Chair-Foundations of Education, MERC Director

 

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