Jane Sanford Harrison, Ph.D.
Principal Emeritus
Wallace Grant Webmaster
ELEMENTARY/SECONDARY SCHOOL EXPERIENCE:
- Principal, Kelly Middle Schools: Colin Kelly (neighborhood school), daVinci Alternative (magnet alternative school in technology/science), & Yujin Gakuen Mid Level (first K-12 Japanese language immersion school in the US), Eugene School District 4J, Eugene, Oregon, February 1993 - June 2001.
- Principal, Seven Oak Middle School, Crowfoot School District 89C, Lebanon, Oregon, 1988-93.
- Assistant Principal, McLoughlin Junior High School, Medford School District 549C, Medford, Oregon, 1983-88.
- Counselor, Cascade Junior High/Middle School (included instruction/supervision of peer counselors, staff development), Lane County School District 52, Eugene, Oregon, 1972-79.
- Team Leader/Counselor, Bethel Preventive Team (interagency delinquency prevention grant), Lane County School District 52, Eugene, Oregon, 1971-72.
- Teacher/Department Chair, English, Coquille High School, 1968-70.
- Teacher, English, Coquille Junior High School, Coquille, Oregon, 1964-65.
- Teacher, English, Speech/Drama, Pleasant Hill High School, Pleasant Hill, Oregon, 1962-64.
OTHER RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Webmaster, Wallace LEAD Grant, Eugene School District 4J, Eugene, Oregon, March 2003 - present.
- Data analyst and trainer, Wallace LEAD Grant, Eugene School District 4J, Eugene, Oregon, August 2003 - 2004.
- Principal Emeritus, on special assignment to Human Resources and Instruction Departments, Eugene School District 4J, Eugene, Oregon, September 2001 - present.
- Webmaster, Kelly Middle Schools: Colin Kelly, daVinci Alternative , & Yujin Gakuen Mid Level, Eugene School District 4J, Eugene, Oregon, September 1999 - June 2003; BEST (Bethel, Eugene, Springfield Together for Kids) 21st Century Learning Community grant, December 2001-April 2002; District 4J Prevention Programs, January-August 2002; District 4J Care Team, April 2002..
- Instructor, Brisbane College of Advanced Education (middle school, clinical supervision), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1985.
- Educational Research Specialist, Center for Law & Justice, Social Development of Youth (school effectiveness implementation/delinquency prevention grant), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1981-83.
- Instructor, University of Oregon (classroom management, teaching writing, research), Eugene, Oregon, 1976, 1979, 1985.
- Graduate Assistant, Teacher Corps and College of Education (school improvement consultant, juniorhigh/middle school curriculum, reading/writing strategies), University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1979-81.
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- Fulbright Study Tour, Thailand/Cambodia, Summer 1999.
- Danforth Principals' Initiative Conference, San Francisco, Summer 1999.
- TeachAsia Institute, Asia Society, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, Summer 1997; "Asian Connections: toward a global perspective," training grant, Kelly Middle Schools and Center for Asian & Pacific Studies, University of Oregon, 1997-98.
- The Principals' Center, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts,1993.
- Leadership Institute, Confederation of Oregon School Administrators, 1986-94, 98-99.
- Technology Project, research and development agreement between Apple Corporation and Crowfoot School District, 1991-93.
- Oregon Together!, Communities for Drug Free Youth, Community Advisory Board training, 1990-91.
- Ph.D., Education (Curriculum & Instruction/Organizational Development), University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1981.
- M.S., Education (Counseling), Oregon College of Education, Monmouth, Oregon, 1971.
- B.A., English (Creative Writing), University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1962.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS:
- Educational Exchange, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 1999, "Implementing Standards Based School Reform."
- TeachAsia Summer Institute, Asia Society, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1998, "Motivating Staff for Grant Implementation."
- Confederation of Oregon School Administrators Conference, Seaside, Oregon, 1991, "Student Skills for the 21st Century."
- School Improvement & Professional Development Conference, Medford, 1991, "Creating Intervention Plans for At-Risk Students: a Collaborative Approach."
- Project Leadership, Creswell, Oregon, 1987, "Developing School-wide Goals & Supportive Individual Performance Objectives."
- Confederation of Oregon School Administrators, Middle Level Conference, Eugene, Oregon, 1987, "Reorganization to Middle School."
- Northwest Women in Educational Administration, Seaside, Oregon, 1984, "Using Classroom Observation Data to Improve Teaching."
- American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 1983, "Social Development of Youth: Student Outcome Measures."
HONORS AND SERVICES:
- P.E.O. (women's philanthropic education group), technology contact, Eugene, Oregon, 2003-present.
- Community Board, Oregon Initiative: Friends of the Children (mentorship program for at-risk youth), 2003-2004.
- Corresponding Secretary, Oregon Genealogical Society, Eugene, Oregon, 2002-2003.
- Schools of Tomorrow: Technology Committee, Eugene School District 4J, 1999-2000.
- International Who's Who of Professionals, 1998.
- Professional Assistance Committee, Confederation of Oregon School Administrators, 1998 - 2001.
- Caring Response Team, Eugene School District 4J, Eugene, Oregon, 1997 - 2001.
- Kakegawa Sister City Committee, Eugene, Oregon, 1997 - 2001.
- School-to-Work Committee, Eugene School District 4J, Eugene, Oregon, 1997 - 1999.
- Mentor, Administrator Mentorship Program, Confederation of Oregon School Administrators/Northwest Women in Educational Administration, 1989-90, 1991-92.
- Community Advisory Board, Oregon Together!/FOCUS, community substance abuse prevention, Lebanon, Oregon, 1988-93.
- Educational Policies Committee, Oregon Association of Secondary School Administrators, 1987.
- Middle Level Study Council, Oregon Department of Education/Confederation of Oregon School Administrators, 1987.
- Oregon Leadership Academy Advisory Panel, Confederation of Oregon School Administrators, 1986-87.
- Middle Level Committee Chair, Confederation of Oregon School Administrators, 1986-87.
- Phi Delta Kappa President, Southern Oregon Branch, 1985-86.
TRAVEL EXPERIENCE:
- Italy, August 2006
- Scotland, May 2005
- Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Gibralter, May 2004
- China, May 2002
- Thailand, Cambodia, summer 1999.
- Japan, Taiwan, March 1997.
- Australia, summer 1985.
INTERESTS:
- You mean there's more than my grandsons? (see right)
- Painting, sketching
- Writing
- Travel
- Genealogy
Eugene
School District 4J