Charlotte County Public Schools

School Board:

• Wendy Atkinson - Board Chair

Community:

• Bob White – Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce
• Daniel Washington – Charlotte Local Education Foundation
• Connie Payne - NAACP 
• Jamie Bailey – Parent
• Cona Hall – Parent
• Marla Kaluzavich – Parent
• Avis Medina – Parent
• Tyler Brown – Parent
• Taylor Pfaffendorf – Parent

District Staff:

• Marcus Allen – Chief Financial Officer
• Bob Bedford - Asst. Supt. Learning
• Mike Desjardins - Asst .Supt. School Support
• Jeff Harvey - Asst. Supt. District Operations 
• Adrienne McElroy - Asst. Supt. Human Resources
• Claudette Smith - Coordinator Community Engagement
• Matt Kunder - Dir. Secondary Education, Learning
• Laura Blunier - Dir. Professional Learning, Learning
• Doug Dunakey - Psychometrician, Learning
• Angie Taillon - Principal, Charlotte High School
• James Vernon - Principal, Deep Creek Elementary

Support Employee of the Year:

• Ciara Wells – Data Management Technician, PCHS (25-26)
• Amanda Clyatt - Title 1, SJE (24-25)
• Mary Crawford - Confidential Secretary, DCE (23-24)
• Carmen Blake - Parapro, CHS (22-23)

Teacher of the Year:

• Becki Mendelsohn- Science Teacher, L.A. Ainger Middle (25-26)
• Addison Montgomery - Teacher 1st Gr., DCE (24-25)
• Zuzana Lukackova - Dropout Prevention, ACA (23-24)

Union Presidents:

• Heather Thompson- Support Staff Union
• Gina Morella - Teachers Union

Students – SGA Presidents

• Elizabeth E. – CHS 
• Desiree D. – PCHS 
• Summer H.- LBHS 

Priority Area 1 - Students

• February 22, 2024
• April 18, 2024
• July 26, 2024

Priority Area 2 - Staff 

• September 15, 2025
• December 9, 2025
• February 4, 2026
• April 16, 2026

Priority Area 3 - Community 

• February 20, 2024
• March 26, 2024
• April 23, 2024
• May 15, 2024
• July 30, 2024
• January 28, 2025
• April 29, 2025
• September 10, 2025

Priority Area 4 - Resources

• February 12, 2024
• March 11, 2024
• April 22, 2024
• May 30, 2024