| Sharon Waite, Executive Director Sharon R. Waite, EdS., Jefferson City, joined SMCAA in 2004; she was appointed Assistant Director in 2005 and Director in 2008. Before joining the SMCAA staff she was Assistant Superintendent, in charge of  curriculum, instruction, and assessment in the Mexico School District for 3 years. In addition, she served as High School Assistant Principal for eleven years, High School Principal for six years and Assistant Superintendent for six years in the De Soto School District. She was a Communication Arts teacher and an Art teacher in both Colorado and Missouri. Sharon earned a bachelor of art degree in both English and Art education from William Jewell College, a master of arts degree in secondary administration from University of Missouri – St. Louis, a specialist degree in secondary administration from Southeast Missouri State University with additional graduate work in secondary administration at St. Louis University. She trained as a curriculum auditor and is a member of the ASCD and MASA. |
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Dr. Wesley Bird, Assistant Director Wesley L. Bird, Ph.D., Columbia, joined SMCAA in 2007; he was appointed Assistant Director in July 2008. He previously was director of curriculum with the Missouri Department of Elementary and  Secondary Education where he worked for 10 years. His educational career includes curriculum supervisor at Christina Public Schools, Virginia, Director of Technology at York County Public Schools, Virginia, and mathematics department chair at York County Public Schools, Virginia. Dr. Bird earned a bachelor of science degree in mathematics at Concord College, a master of science degree in mathematics at James Madison University, and his doctorate in research and evaluation at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He is a member of the Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics, ASCD, and Phi Delta Kappa. |
|  Mike Willard | Mike Willardhave been involved with public education for forty years. His first thirty as a teacher and administrator and the last ten years for Show-Me Curriculum Administrators Association. He served six years as the first SMCAA Executive Director. Working with the SMCAA Board of Directors, Mike helped create a statewide organization with membership of over 350 school districts, ten regional groups, and two yearly statewide conferences. He was also instrumental in working with the Instructional Materials Laboratory at the University of Missouri-Columbia to create the Educational Alignment Tool and yearly improvements. To facilitate continuity of the organization, he also served as the Assistant Director. For the last three years he has been an SMCAA Consultant. His classroom experience included middle school to graduate-level college classes. The last nineteen years of his public school experience included being Curriculum Director and Assistant Superintendent of the Troy R-III School District. In this capacity, he worked closely with teachers at all grade levels and content areas, other administrators, and the public. His passion for education has led to involvement in various activities with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, work with several professional educational organizations (MASSP, MAESP, MASA, MNEA and MSTA), numerous school districts, and universities. | |