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Continuing with our theme of talking with the winners of the Greenhouse Awards, I wanted to highlight the Amarillo Independent School District. One of the cool things about their winning, was the fact that this was a K-12 entry. Last year, the awards were open to just Higher Ed, but as you can see, K-12 districts can also show tremendous strength when it comes to building a community of practice.
K-16 Champion – University of California and California’s High School Safety Net
Francisco Hernandez wears two hats at the University of California. First, he is Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs at UC Santa Cruz. In that job, he overseeas much of the campus footprint and all of the student-facing issues. Second, he is Executive Director of the UCCP, the UC’s online high school and middle school operation, which also services teachers and administrators.