CRAIG HOCKENBERRY CINCINNATI

CRAIG HOCKENBERRY CINCINNATI, OHIO

Craig Hockenberry grew up in Northeastern Ohio in the small town of Malvern. After graduating from high school in 1990, he was recruited to play football at the College of Mount St. Joseph. He was part of the school’s first football team and played for legendary Coach, John Pont. After graduating from Mount St. Joseph in 1995 with an undergraduate degree in Elementary Education, Craig immediately began teaching at Roosevelt School in the Cincinnati Public School system. During his short time at Roosevelt, he attended night school at Xavier University, receiving a graduate degree in Educational Administration. He then enrolled at the University of Cincinnati where he began work on his Ph.D. in Urban Education.

After Roosevelt School closed in 1998, he was named Assistant Principal of Oyler School in Lower Price Hill. After two years, he was promoted to Principal. During his last 10 years at Oyler, the school transformed from a K-6 school to a full-service PreK-12 Community Learning Center. The school elevated from Academic Emergency to Academic Watch to Continuous Improvement and, most importantly, was graduating students from a community that once held the highest dropout rate in the City of Cincinnati. In 2009, Craig was named the Cincinnati Public School Administrator of the Year and received the James N. Jacobs Award for Outstanding Administration. Also in 2009, he was the recipient of the 2009 Dream Makers Award from the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative (CYC) for his school's work in building partnerships. Additionally, he was named Lower Price Hill Man-of-the-Year for his work in the community of Lower Price Hill and went on to later be named The King of Price Hill.

Craig lives in West Price Hill with his wife, Erin, and their three children: Vivian, Gino, & Rocco. His personal interests include traveling, volunteering, exercising, following college football, and, of course, spending every minute he can with his family. He was the President-elect of the Price Hill/Western Hills Kiwanis Club. He is a Leadership Cincinnati Alumnus Class #39, and a member of the Cincinnatus Association. He was a member of the Price Hill Civic Club, the East Price Hill Property Owners Association, Lower Price Hill Community Council, and served on the board of directors at Santa Maria Community Services, Price Hill Will, and the Queensgate Business Alliance. He currently is a member of the Western Hills Community Service Club, the Cleves-Three Rivers Kiwanis Club, and the Western Economic Council. In 2015, he was appointed to the advisory boards for Mount St. Joseph University and Xavier University and recently began a member of the Cincinnati Rotary Club.

On Saturday, May 11, 2013, Craig received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the College of Mount St. Joseph and delivered the 2013 commencement address.

His 15 years of work and dedication at Oyler School was nationally recognized for an entire year on Marketplace/National Public Radio (NPR) in a series titled “One School, One Year…” Craig has had the opportunities to speak across the nation about leadership, education, and community leader centers.

After 19 years working in Cincinnati Public Schools, Craig was named the Superintendent of Manchester Local Schools in Adams County. Adams County is the 2^nd poorest county in the State of Ohio and one of Ohio’s most rural school districts. After 2 years, Craig returned to Hamilton County and was named Superintendent of The Three Rivers Local School District.

When serving as the District’s Superintendent, Mr. Hockenberry continues to ensure student achievement. In 2016, Three Rivers Local School District received the Momentum Award under his leadership. This award recognizes schools that have received A’s on every value-added measure included on the State Report Card. Three Rivers was one of only five districts to be awarded in 2016. Mr. Hockenberry also led the administrative team to identify the District’s first ever Core Values as well as an extensive process to develop the district’s first strategic plan.

Mr. Hockenberry led the district to a finalized agreement with Miami Township, the YMCA, and the Cincinnati Library System to develop a 14 million dollar Aquatic Center and recreation complex on the Three Rivers Campus. Under his leadership at Three Rivers he developed the Taylor High School Career Academies which included partnerships with Cincinnati State (Aviation), the University of Cincinnati (Informational Technology), and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). He secured over one million dollars in scholarships for those who wanted to pursue careers in the trades after graduation.

Mr. Hockenberry also serves as a guest lecture at several colleges and universities in Cincinnati including Mount St. Joseph University, University of Cincinnati, and Xavier University.

Mr. Hockenberry enjoys giving back and volunteers weekly at Matthew 25: Ministries, Crayons to Computers, The Freestore Foodbank, St. Francis Seraph, and Seton High School.

Superintendent Craig D. HOCKENBERRY, DHL (hon.)

4019 Palos Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45205

Cell: (513) 335-9913 E-mail: CraigHockenberry52@gmail.com

Digital portfolio: https://sites.google.com/view/craig-hockenberry

Revised 11-20-2020

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Three Rivers Local School District Superintendent & Consultant 2015-

• Located in Hamilton County, Ohio 15 miles west of downtown Cincinnati.

• Includes the Village of Cleves, Addyston, North Bend, and Miami Township

• Total number of students 2,490

Manchester Local Schools -Adams County Superintendent, 2013-2015

• Located in Adams County on the Ohio River 77 miles east of Cincinnati.

• Adams County is the 2^nd poorest county in the state of Ohio.

• Total number of student 1,000 students

Cincinnati Public Schools/OYLER SCHOOL Principal, 1998-2013

• Oyler is located in Lower Price Hill and is part of Cincinnati Public Schools.

• Oyler is a K-12 Community Learning Center with 850 students

• During my time there, Oyler emerged as a turnaround school rising from ACADEMIC EMERGENCY to CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.

Roosevelt Elementary 1995-1998 Teacher

PROFFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Curriculum and Instruction

• Created Career Academies for Taylor High School for 2019-2020.

• Led the district through the changing of start times to create common planning

• Developed Boardwalks for all members of the Three Rivers Board of Education.

• Brought the Rutherford Learning Group to 3Rivers to develop our principals.

• Hosted and planned 3Rivers job fairs for teachers and other staff.

• Led a major partnership with University of Cincinnati IT and TRLSD (2018).

• Hosted the High Aims Summer Institute at Three Rivers Local School (2017).

• Three Rivers Local Schools was awarded the 2016 Momentum Award from ODE.

• Created a nationally-recognized Community Learning Center at Oyler in CPS.

Staffing, Personnel, Finance, & Leadership

• Led Three Rivers through our first Strategic Plan.

• Engaged and developed a yearlong BOE development with the TRLSD 2019.

• Created the Faith Advisory, Real Estate Agent Forum, Parent Advisory, Student Advisory and Business Advisory for 3Rivers

• Developed CORE Values Cultivate Excellence, Inspire Innovation, Nurture Inclusion.

• Developed the 3R Academy; a yearlong staff PD that focused on relationships.

• Implemented HUMANeX/Ventures, a research-based teacher selection system.

• Leadership Cincinnati Class #39 (2015-16)

• Opened the region’s 1^st rural SBHC in southern Ohio (2014).

• Oversaw a 4.8-million-dollar construction projection at MLSD (2014).

• Developing a rural model for Community Learning Centers.

• Opened first vision center inside a public school in the United States at Oyler.

• Led community through $21 million renovations of Oyler.

• Opened the Robert & Adele Schiff Early Learning Center.

Local Presentations

• Guest Lecture University of Cincinnati “Understanding the Money School Finance” October 2020

• Guest Lecture Xavier University “Managing the politics of the Board” November 2020

• Guest Lecture Mount St. Joseph University “Surviving your first year” November 2020

• Guest Speaker at Curiosity Advertisement “Make Good Gooder” May 2019

• Guest Speaker at University of Cincinnati Education Department January 2019

• Invited to City Hall to represent educators for gun violence in school March 2018.

• Keynote Speaker at the Region V Title I conference in Mason (March 2017).

• Presented at OSBA with law firm Ennis Britton (November 2017).

• Guest Speaker for Crayons to Computers fundraiser (2016).

• Keynote Speaker Cincinnati Christian University Teachers of Excellence (2015).

• Testified at House Education Committee Community Learning Centers (2014)

• Commencement speaker at the College of Mount St. Joseph (May 2013).

• Presented the Community Learning Center concept to New York City.

• Guest speaker, School-Based Health Centers in New Mexico (2012).

• Presenter, St. Dominick School in Delhi Township, “The Urban Child” (2008).

• Featured guest speaker, EW Scripps Board of Directors (2007).

• Guest speaker, Xavier University “Urban Education” (October 2005).

Awards and Honors

• Awarded Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from College of Mount St. Joseph

• Delivered the Commencement address at the College of Mount St. Joseph

• Awarded the WH Harrison Award by the Boys Scouts & LaRosa’s Family (2017)

• Three Rivers Local Schools Awarded the Momentum Award from ODE (2016)

• Financial audit award from Ohio State Auditor David Yost (2014-2017).

• Named the King of Price Hill (2012).

• Won the Cincinnati Business Courier Health Care Health Hero Award (2013).

• Named the 100 Minds through Leadership within the Greater Cincinnati region.

• Cincinnati Public School Principal of the year (2010).

• Awarded the CYC Dream Maker Award (2008).

• $350,000 from the Health Foundation to create a school-based health center.

• Awarded $5000.00 from the Laura Bush Foundation.

• Authored $25,000 Grant 12 consecutive years from Christ Church Cathedral.

• Accepted award from Governor Robert Taft for reading improvement $25,000.

Partnerships, Community and Leadership

• Supported a yearlong initiative to create a massive Taylor Alumni database.

• Selected to participate in the strategic planning for Public Library 2019

• Finalizing an 11 million Health/Wellness Center with Miami Township &YMCA.

• Established $1,000,000 partnership with The Courter Trade Scholarship

• Hosted State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Paolo Demaria 2019

• Hosted 700 WLW, Bill Cunningham and NFLstar, Kyle Rudolph at 3Rivers 2018

• Coordinated the Disabled American Veterans Wheelchair games at 3Rivers 2017

• Hosted State Board President, Debe Terhar to MLSD to discuss rural education.

• Hosted former P & G CEO, John Pepper, to a visit to Oyler (2010).

• Hosted State Superintendent Deb Delsile (2009).

• Hosted a visit of Dr. O’Dell Owens, Hamilton County Coroner (2008).

• Spent 3 weeks in Gifu City, Japan with an educational delegation from Cincinnati.

• Hosted John P. Walters, White House Drug Czar (2005).

• Hosted the Ohio State Superintendent Susan Tave-Zelman to Oyler (2004).

• Hosted Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States of America (2003).

Affiliations

• Appointed to the Mount St. Joseph Alumni Board of Directors November 2020

• Advisory Board education department University of Cincinnati October 2020

• President of the Valley Association of Superintendent 2018

• Treasurer of Valley Association Superintendent 2016

• Leadership Cincinnati Class #39 (2015-16)

• Cleves-Three Rivers Kiwanis Club (2015-2020)

• Board of Directors Xavier University College of Professional Sciences (2016)

• Advisory Board Mount St. Joseph University (2015-present)

• Member Buckeye Association of School Administrators (BASA)

National Screenings & Media

• Cincinnati, Ohio (May 2015)

• Chicago, Illinois (September 2015)

• Baltimore, Maryland (October 2015)

• New York City, New York (2015)

• Colorado Springs, Colorado (November 2015)

• Los Angles, California (October 2015)

• Chagrin Falls, Ohio (October 2015)

• DOCUTAH St. George, Utah (September 2016)

• Austin, Texas (March 2016)

• Sebastopol, California (March 2016)

• Columbus, Ohio (April 2016)

• Princeton University New Jersey (2016)

• Albuquerque, New Mexico (April 2016)

• Miami University Oxford, Ohio (October 2016)

• Fargo, North Dakota (October 2016)

• Xavier University Cincinnati, Ohio (October 2016)

• Raymond Walters College Cincinnati, Ohio (March 2017)

• Mason, Ohio (March 2017)

• Beckley, WVA (March 2017)

• University of Cincinnati (January 2019)

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EDUCATION/TRAINING

Honorary Degree Awarded

Doctor of Humane Letters

Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH

Masters of Educational Administration (1998)

College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati, OH

Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education (1994)

Specialized Training

• The Alpaugh Scholars Leadership Program of the UC Economics Center (2018)

• Leadership Cincinnati Class #39 (2015-16)

• The University of Virginia, Turnaround Specialist Program

• Harvard University, the Harvard Principals Center

Servant Leadership

• Weekly volunteer at Saint Francis Seraph Soup Kitchen OTR (2020)

14 E Liberty St, Cincinnati, OH 45202 (Over the Rhine)

• Weekly volunteer at Seton High School COVID support and safety

3901 Glenway Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45205 (Price Hill)

• Weekly volunteer at Crayons to Computers

1350 Tennessee Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229 (Bond Hill)

• Weekly volunteer at Matthew 25: Ministries

11060 Kenwood Rd (Blue Ash)

• Weekly volunteer at Freestore Foodbank food distribution

112 E Liberty Street (OTR)

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News links, social media, and websites

School District Closes For Two Days After 600 Students Call In Sick – CBS Detroit (cbslocal.com)

Graduation during coronavirus? High schools can hold ceremonies with strict guidelines | WKRC (local12.com)

Coronavirus has local school districts bracing for possibility of extended closings (wlwt.com)

Illness closes Three Rivers Schools | WKRC (local12.com)

Tri-State students finishing school year with remote learning | WKRC (local12.com)

Percentage in poverty not easily identified in Ohio schools | WKRC (local12.com)

Foster care services prepare for uptick in child abuse cases due to no in-class instruction (wlwt.com)

Three Rivers chooses Hockenberry as new superintendent (cincinnati.com)

Oyler principal on the budget bubble? - Marketplace

Three Rivers schools change start times, but some worry about effects on working parents (wcpo.com)

RESA 1 AND WV Primary Care Association Promote Community Schools In The Mountain State (wvnstv.com)

Taylor High School Has A New Principal - Eagle Country 99.3 (eaglecountryonline.com)

Ohio high school students have new choices when it comes to earning a diploma (wcpo.com)

William Henry Harrison Wreath Laying Feb. 1 - Eagle Country 99.3 (eaglecountryonline.com)

App designed to detect suicide and violence risk, mental health disorders | WKRC (local12.com)

West side residents campaign to add Olympic-sized pool to proposed community center | WKRC (local12.com)

When graduating from high school is just the first step - Marketplace

DVR Alert! Excellent 'Oyler: One School, One Year' Airs Monday | WVXU

A $12 million splash coming to Miami Township (cincinnati.com)

How a school is transforming not only its students, but its community | PBS NewsHour

Leading the change at Oyler School - Marketplace

How one struggling school can help education policy-makers do the right thing - The Washington Post

Graduates take the stage at Oyler School - Marketplace

Documentary film explores role of Oyler School in 'saving' Lower Price Hill (soapboxmedia.com)

Mayoral Candidates See Cincinnati as a Model for New York Schools - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

At Oyler School, prom is more than a party - Marketplace

Madeira Middle School cancels eighth-graders' D.C. trip amid concerns about travel company (wcpo.com)

Lower Price Hill in Focus (citybeat.com)

Taylor High School (Cleves, Ohio) - Wikipedia

fall18-communitas.pdf (xavier.edu)

Craig Hockenberry: Finding Our Core Values (Three Rivers) by Craig Hockenberry - issuu

Three Rivers delivery caravan brings food to kids who need it most (wcpo.com)

Manchester Local Schools Gets New Superintendent - WOUB Public Media

Oyler (2015) - IMDb

Oyler: One School, One Year | Alexander Street, a ProQuest Company

Knox leaders tour turnaround Cincinnati schools (knoxnews.com)

House fire kills 3 kids; mom and dad escape - News - The Columbus Dispatch - Columbus, OH

Oyler-documentary-wcpo.pdf (clcinstitute.org)

Oyler School Against the Odds - Contexts

Cincinnatians feed food insecure students during COVID-19 – The Osprey

Testimonials for Ashire, Cincinnati, Ashire Communications

Member List and Contact Info – Western Economic Council

Ed Daily Cincinnati CLC 2-19.pdf (communityschools.org)

CPS Students and Staff Contribute to Haitian Relief (iamcps.org)

Oyler : one school, one year / a documentary film produced and directed by Amy Scott in association with American Public Media's Marketplace ; edited by Patrick Wright ; cinematography by Glenn Hartong, Stacy Doose. (dakota.lib.mn.us)

Cincinnati learning centers becoming a model for New York, other cities | The Blade (toledoblade.com)

Ohio Graduation Requirements Still Up For Debate | WOSU Radio

OYLER, The Documentary About The Price Hill School, Premieres Locally Tonight | WVXU

Pike CAC opens school-based health center in Manchester | Community | newswatchman.com

Alumni Leadership (msj.edu)

RESA 1 AND WV Primary Care Association Promote Community Schools In The Mountain State (wvnstv.com)

Ohio Superintendents Call On Lawmakers To Change High School Graduation Requirements | The Statehouse News Bureau (statenews.org)

UFT tours get mayoral hopefuls weighing "community schools" - Chalkbeat New York

Oyler Elementary School (citybeat.com)

The Paradox of School Choice (vice.com)

OYLER - Hammer to Nail

Board meetings - the good, bad and ugly (ohioschoolboards.org)

Craig Hockenberry (vk.com)

Craig on Etsy

craighockenberrytravel (webnode.com)

HOME | Hockenberry (wixsite.com)

https://craighockenberrycincinnatiohio.org/

https://craighockenberrysuperintendent.godaddysites.com/f/craig-hockenberry-receives-honorary-doctorate

https://sites.google.com/view/craig-hockenberryprofessional-/home

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2013/08/12/nyregion/candidates-see-cincinnati-as-model-for-new-york-schools.amp.html

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/07/02/how-one-struggling-school-can-help-education-policy-makers-do-the-right-thing/%3foutputType=amp

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wvnstv.com/archives/resa-1-and-wv-primary-care-association-promote-community-schools-in-the-mountain-state/amp/

https://www.amazon.com/Oyler-Dramatic-Turnaround-Poverty-Stricken-Community/dp/B06ZY7Z66X

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Live from Leadership ONE: Superintendent Craig Hockenberry | Podcast on Spotify

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Live from Leadership ONE: Superintendent Craig Hockenberry (google.com)

Craig Hockenberry: The Ultimate Partnership, Adopt-A-Class - beBee Producer

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Three Rivers School Superintendent Craig Hockenberry (padlet.com)

Craig Hockenberry: After Graduation by Craig Hockenberry - issuu

Live from Leadership ONE: Superintendent Craig Hockenberry | Listen Notes

Superintendent Hockenberry (Craig Hockenberry) - YouTube

Craig Hockenberry Live from Leadership ONE by Live from Leadership ONE: Superintendent Craig Hockenberry • A podcast on Anchor

Craig Hockenberry: A Leader Sharpens a District’s Focus (godaddysites.com)

One School, One Year: All-in-one school goes national | Marketplace.org

A Look Inside Oyler School: Voices of Oyler | Marketplace.org

About Live from Leadership ONE: Superintendent Craig Hockenberry (Links, Stats, and Info) | Podbay

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Manchester superintendent leaving for Three Rivers School District | Ledger Independent – Maysville Online (maysville-online.com)

Journalism + Documentary Films - ChiliDog Pictures Video Productions

Northwest Local Schools has narrowed its superintendent candidates (indeonline.com)

Craig Hockenberry at Mayville State ~ Amy Goodman Returns to ND ~ Dr. David Pearce at TEDx Fargo | Prairie Public Broadcasting

Manchester Superintendent Craig Hockenberry | The Oyler Griffin (wordpress.com)

Local leaders gather to learn how to improve schools, communities | News | register-herald.com (register-herald.com)

Craig Hockenberry - Superintende.. - Three Rivers Elementary School | ZoomInfo.com

School leader turnover at high rate in Butler, Warren counties (journal-news.com)

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TRLSD Board-Treasurer/Supt-Administrative retreat

The Westin Cincinnati Hotel-21 E. 5^th Street Cincinnati, OH

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Saturday, February 27th - Sunday, February 28th

7:30-8:30: Arrival/Breakfast (CRAIG HOCKENBERRY)

8:30-900am Welcome (Craig, Hockenberry)

-Overview of the day (C, Hockenberry)

-Results of the culture survey (Hockenberry Superintendent)

9:00am-11:45pm: culture survey split visioning - top 10/goals action items

11:45-1:00pm: Lunch Potbelly’s (CRAIG HOCKENBERRY)

1:00-3:00: Ennis Britton

3:00-4:00 BOARD PLANNING (CRAIG HOCKENBERRY)

4:00pm-5:00pm Happy Hour/Social-Team Building

5:00pm-6:00pm Break-out session

*BOE-Supt/Treasurer Review August retreat notes

*Asst. Supt./Director of Curriculum/ Communication-Principals (Planning 2016-17)

6:00-8:00pm Dinner Rock Bottom CRAIG HOCKENBERRY

8:00pm- Team Building

Sunday, Feb. 28^th

9:00am Share out 10 goals based on the culture survey

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A-F Report Card (CRAIG HOCKENBERRY)

I write this as a concerned career educator.

As one who has taught and served as an assistant principal, principal and now superintendent and one who worked in urban, rural, and suburban school settings for the past 25 years, I continue to be stunned. Our use of the wrongheaded A-F report card system to “grade” Ohio Public Schools is baffling.

We are killing true education for the sake of a high stakes testing culture. The creative and individual gifts teachers bring to their classrooms are being stunted. The vast majority of parents do not understand the complexities figured into the equations of these school report cards and the majority of our taxpaying public does not either.

I have set high standards for academics in each junction of my career. I still get excited about innovation, excellence, and doing the right things for kids and families as we prepare them for college, the military, and their careers. However, we have gone overboard with testing, and it is killing our profession. (Craig Hockenbery Three Rivers)

I should be able to tell anyone who asks how many different mandated tests we administer in our schools, but I can’t. The number has changed every year in every leadership role I’ve held and in every district I’ve worked.

Education will always be an imperfect endeavor, as we perpetually attempt to find the best ways to teach what our students need to thrive in today’s world. However, it should be obvious that this extensive testing has not contributed to that goal; it sucks the life out of teachers, staff, and administrators and, more importantly, our students.

The A-F report card presents a convoluted, confusing message about the details of what actually happens in our schools each day. It cheapens the stellar work our teachers and principals are doing. I have the privilege of watching some of the most engaging teachers in the State deliver some of the most rigorous lessons to students whose attention they manage to successfully captured. Unfortunately, I observe these teachers, knowing full-well these students—ultimately—had better get ready for the next, upcoming test, and that the teacher had soon better put away the creative and authentic lesson plan.

Why?

Because there are various lists, dates, equations, and trivial factoids that need to be remembered for a single day—Test Day.

I am not promoting an entire pivot from all testing. There need to be ways in which academic growth and knowledge are measured. I have no problem with tests being a piece of the measuring equation; however, it must be that—a piece.

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We have created a culture of students who are overwhelmed with high stakes testing. The entire month of April and May are consumed with altered class schedules, small group testing, canceled specials, and there are signs on virtually every classroom door:

“QUIET: TESTING.”

Anxiety rates and mental health issues are climbing. Suicide rates are reaching all-time highs for junior high and high school-aged students. Saying that testing is the cause of this particular tragedy would be both wrong and irresponsible, but I will ask this: Should schools—to the degree that we are capable—be seeking ways to lessen stress, or should we continue adding to the unnecessary stress of our students?

The sheer volume of testing creates unnecessary stress for both students and teachers.

The A-F report card system is a bad one. It creates a punitive culture, one that has some of our most talented teachers leaving the profession. Like any line of work we need to be held to high standards, but it’s time we get it right.

Getting rid of the A-F system is an excellent starting point.

Craig D. Hockenberry

Former Superintendent Three Rivers Local Schools

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Economic Center

Talking Points -April 15^th 7:30am (CRAIG HOCKENBERRY)

I would like to thank the Western Economic Council for asking me to say a few words about education this morning.

Also, how great is to be with Principal Otten? Congratulations, on a remarkable career.

I have had an exciting journey in public education over the last 23 years. I have worked in 3 different school districts urban, rural, and now suburban.

I have worked as a teacher, an asst. principal, a principal, and a superintendent. CRAIG HOCKENBERRY

Aside from the great kids, families and staff I have worked with over the years I found it incredibility rewarding to work with partnerships both public and private to help impact the lives of children. CRAIG HOCKENBERRY

I started my career in CPS where I was involved in a national movement called Community Learning Centers. (CLC) CRAIG HOCKENBERRY

The idea was based on a concept that would make schools the hub for services and the focus would be on “the whole child”. It was a very multi-dimensional approach to education. CRAIG HOCKENBERRY

Health Clinic –Cincinnati Health Department /Growing Well

Dental Clinic- Delta Dental

Vision Center-One sight-Luxottica

Early Learning Center- Cincinnati Early Learning Center

Mental Health Services-St. Aloysius

All of these services were based on a sustainable business model with strong public and private-partnerships. The big picture was that each of these partnerships provided a service that would impact academics.

As the services and partnerships increased we saw a dramatic climb in student achievement.

Oyler gained national attention as we developed this super model for public and private partnerships and we caught the attention of NPR-Marketplace and American Public Media. From this came an awarded winning documentary titled, Oyler, One School, One Year.

The documentary has been screened across the nation and has won several national awards. CRAIG HOCKENBERRY

I was honored to be a part of this effort to transform a community.

After 15 years, I left Oyler and I was fortunate enough to work in Adams County for 2 years as Superintendent of Manchester Local. Manchester was located 71 miles east of Cincinnati along the Ohio River.

Manchester was the opposite of Oyler. It is one of Ohio’s most rural school districts. CRAIG HOCKENBERRY

-1000 kids

-131 square miles

-High poverty (working poor)

-Majority of the families were farmers-tobacco, corn, cattle

-Agricultural & vocational education top priorities

-Very religious (10 commandments)

-Extremely high achieving school district

During my 2 years in Adams County one of the most interesting observations was that the children were as poor as kids in the urban centers and poverty was still at a high level, but the family unit was still intact. Unlike Oyler where there was a complete deterioration of the family unit.

Now, I’m the Superintendent of 3Rivers which also has been a different experience.

We have an economically diverse school district with families in poverty, middle class, and very wealthy. CRAIG HOCKENBERRY

Recently, 3Rivers closed 5 of it schools and consolidated into one campus.

-63 million dollars

-7 acres under roof

-3 Schools (3Rivers Elementary, Taylor MS, Taylor HS)

-State of the art auditorium (Best HS auditorium in state of Ohio)

-400 GEO thermal wells to heat and cool the building

-We transport students 1,600 miles every single day

-We the have the 2^nd largest parochial school population in the state.

-22 million dollar operating budget

-242 employees

-2400 students (increase 20-30 per year)

-38% of our student are on free and reduce lunch

-We serve 322 SWD

Again, I’d like to thank the Western Economic Council for the invitation to come and talk with you. I’d also like to extend the always open invitation to tour our great school.

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James N. Jacobs Award for Outstanding Administration in Cincinnati Public Schools

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2020: Stacey Hill-Simons, Evanston Academy

2019 – Angel Roddy, Mt. Airy School

2018 – Amy Randolph, Oyler Community Learning Center

2017 – Ceair Bagget, Ethel M. Taylor Academy

2016 – Susan Bunte, Cincinnati Public Schools

2015 – Tianay Amat, Hyde Park School

2014 – Jacquelyn Rowedder, Academy for World Languages

2013: Cheryl Broadnax

2012: Christina Russo

2011: Jessica Shelly

2010: Craig Hockenberry

2009: Mary Ronan & Eric Thomas

2008: Anthony Smith

2007: Marvin O. Koenig

2006: Michael Geoghegan

2005: NA

2004: Robert Seuss

2003: NA

2002: Michael Burson & Kent Cashell

2001: Sharon Johnson

2000: Steve Adamowski

1999: Bev Eby

1998: Greg Hookl

1997: Dennis Matthews

1996: Jack Schroder

1995: Lionel Brown

1994: Kathleen Ware

1993: Theresa Henderson

1992: Michael Brandt

1991: William Dickinson

1990: Frank Fields

1989: Sandra Sommer

1988: John Knoeghel

1987: Ray Finke

1986: Jennifer Cottingham

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CRAIG HOCKENBERRY NAMED WH HARRISON AWARD WINNER

CRAIG HOCKENBERRY NAMED William Henry Harrison Boys Scout Award

The William Henry Harrison District of the Dan Beard Council, Boy Scouts of America will hold its 31st annual West Side Sports Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. In May at the Willow Event Center in Colerain Township.

The West Side Sports Breakfast is an event that recognizes community leaders that exemplify servant leadership, scouting values and serve as role models to young people.

This year’s honorees included Craig Hockenberry, superintendent of the Three Rivers Local Schools Local School District. The Boy Scouts of America selects its esteemed honorees for their community service past and present, including leadership roles that support youth initiatives throughout local neighborhoods.

Proceeds from the event benefit the 2,300 youth in the Boy Scouts program in western Hamilton County. Craig Hockenberry was also the superintendent of Manchester Local in Adams County and was the longtime principal at Oyler School in Cincinnati Public.

This is the premier fundraising event in the William Henry Harrison District, increasing awareness and support of scouting in local communities on the West Side. Donations support local programming and outreach services for youth of Dan Beard Council, Boy Scouts of America. Hockenberry is a longtime supporter of the Boys scouts and has partnered with the William Henry Harrison Division for several years.

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CRAIG HOCKENBERRY AWARDED MAJOR CYC HONOR

CRAIG HOCKENBERRY WINS DREAM MAKERS AWARD

CINCINNATI YOUTH COLLABORATIVE (CYC)

CYC makes a significant difference in the lives of vulnerable young people in 2nd grade through college by providing a range of services designed to keep kids in school, prepared for college and career, and on the pathway to success.

Bringing together over 1,500 volunteers and over 100 corporate partners, CYC strives for dropout prevention by offering mentoring, college readiness and success, and career preparation. Over the the year we have awarded many outstanding people the annual Dream Maker award. In 2009, CYC was proud to name Craig Hockenberry for his work in education. He was the longtime principal of Oyler School and saw it through a totally transformation. Craig Hockenberry has been in education for almost 27 years and has had an amazing impact across the region at Oyler, Manchester Local, and Three Rivers.

Craig Hockenberry grew up in Northeastern Ohio in the small town of Malvern. After graduating from high school in 1990, he was recruited to play football at the College of Mount St. Joseph. He was part of the school’s first football team and played for legendary Coach, John Pont. After graduating from Mount St. Joseph in 1995 with an undergraduate degree in Elementary Education, Craig immediately began teaching at Roosevelt School in the Cincinnati Public School system. During his short time at Roosevelt, he attended night school at Xavier University, receiving a graduate degree in Educational Administration. He then enrolled at the University of Cincinnati where he began work on his Ph.D. in Urban Education.

In 2009, Craig was named the Cincinnati Public School Administrator of the Year and received the James N. Jacobs Award for Outstanding Administration. Also in 2009, he was the recipient of the 2009 Dream Makers Award from the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative (CYC) for his school's work in building partnerships. Additionally, he was named Lower Price Hill Man-of-the-Year for his work in the community of Lower Price Hill and went on to later be named The King of Price Hill.

On Saturday, May 11, 2013, Craig received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the College of Mount St. Joseph and delivered the 2013 commencement address.

His 15 years of work and dedication at Oyler School was nationally recognized for an entire year on Marketplace/National Public Radio (NPR) in a series titled “One School, One Year…” Craig has had the opportunities to speak across the nation about leadership, education, and community leader centers.

After 19 years working in Cincinnati Public Schools, Craig was named the Superintendent of Manchester Local Schools in Adams County. Adams County is the 2^nd poorest county in the State of Ohio and one of Ohio’s most rural school districts. After 2 years, Craig returned to Hamilton County and was named Superintendent of The Three Rivers Local School District.

When serving as the District’s Superintendent, Mr. Hockenberry continues to ensure student achievement. In 2016, Three Rivers Local School District received the Momentum Award under his leadership. This award recognizes schools that have received A’s on every value-added measure included on the State Report Card. Three Rivers was one of only five districts to be awarded in 2016. Mr. Craig Hockenberry also led the administrative team to identify the District’s first ever Core Values as well as an extensive process to develop the district’s first strategic plan.

Mr. Hockenberry led the district to a finalized agreement with Miami Township, the YMCA, and the Cincinnati Library System to develop a 14 million dollar Aquatic Center and recreation complex on the Three Rivers Campus. Under his leadership at Three Rivers he developed the Taylor High School Career Academies which included partnerships with Cincinnati State (Aviation), the University of Cincinnati (Informational Technology), and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). He secured over one million dollars in scholarships for those who wanted to pursue careers in the trades after graduation.

Craig Hockenberry has been working with and leading youth in the greater Cincinnati area and we are proud to award Craig D. Hockenberry the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative DREAM MAKERS AWARD.

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CRAIG HOCKENBERRY NAMED 2013 HEALTH CARE HERO

The Business Courier hosted its 2013 Health Care Heroes awards dinner on Tuesday night, where finalists were honored and winners received recognition. This award ranks very high on the list of public service throughout the City and all the finalists had incredible backgrounds.

The winner of the Community Outreach category was OneSight Vision Center at Oyler School. The award was accepted by Oyler Principal Craig Hockenberry.

Craig Hockenberry pathed the way for many services at Oyler School throughout his 15 years as the principal of the inner-city school. His partnerships with the Cincinnati Health Department, Growing Well, the Community Learning Center Institute, Delta Dental, The Cincinnati Early Learning Center, St. Al, and many other helped forge a path to public-private partnership across Cincinnati Public.

Mr. Hockenberry took the concept to rural Adams County as well as Three Rivers where he was the superintendent for six years. The vision center at Oyler was the first vision center located in a public school in the United States. Craig Hockenberry leadership and experience with partnerships helped jump start the concept in the region and across the nation. CLICK HERE

Even before it publicly opened at Oyler School, doctors at the nation’s first school-based, self-sustaining vision center discovered a fifth-grade boy who has been living virtually blind. Doctors detected the boy’s acute vision problem while testing equipment to prepare for the public opening and dedication of the OneSight Vision Center inside the Lower Price Hill school last week. The self-sustaining vision center also outfitted the boy with glasses, as it is expected to do for hundreds more children.

“If you grow up in a world where you don’t know any different, you think this is the way it is,’’ says Craig Hockenberry, Oyler's principal. “You can imagine the impact on learning when a child cannot see the board or a read a book. The vision center will help us get these kids the vision care they so desperately need.”

The full-service vision center will provide comprehensive eye exams, glasses, fittings, adjustments, medical eye care and vision therapy with an onsite optometrist, ophthalmic technician and optician. It is expected to serve about 2,000 students per year.

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Craig Hockenberry Can Facilitate Strategic Planning

When Craig Hockenberry arrived at the Three Rivers School District in Southwest Ohio, he found a district with big dreams, active students and parents, and a proud history of academic and athletic achievements. He also found that some of the wealthier residents of the multiple villages that created the district together chose to send their children to private Catholic schools in nearby Cincinnati.

He was determined to make sure that the local public schools presented a compelling alternative to these families, in the hopes that more of them would choose to send their children to Three Rivers. More importantly, he wanted the district to offer the strongest possible education to students, preparing them for a rich and productive life.

So Craig Hockenberry started filling some gaps.

First, he went on his own listening tour of the district, where he learned of their pride in their past swimming glory - including an olympic swimmer. From this, the district partnered to create a new public indoor swimming pool, at no additional cost to the school system itself.

Then he partnered with a local parent and businessperson to create a Core Values statement that captured the community’s hopes and dreams for their children and their schools.

Then, with a values statement in place, he contracted with Dr. Bobby Moore and his company EPIC Impact Education Group to develop a strategic plan.

This strategic plan would help them better utilize their resources and take steps to live into their values over the following 3 to 5 years. It would bring accountability, clarity, and increased achievement if done correctly. And Craig was committed to doing it correctly.

CRAIG HOCEKNBERRY A strategic plan requires strategic meetings

As detailed in two previous articles, Dr. Moore met with every conceivable constituent group in the district, usually on multiple occasions and at times that were convenient for them. For employees and students, including the Board of Education, these meetings happened “on the clock” so that there was no barrier to their participation. For parents, meetings happened at multiple times, so parents with different daily routines and needs could find a convenient time to participate.

The rules for engaging the community were intentionally strict and cast a wide net. Building principals were tasked with communicating meeting dates and times and recruiting all parents - not just the most outspoken or supportive ones. Community meetings intentionally involved people in leadership positions, including the police and fire chiefs.

Further, these meetings were run by Dr. Moore in a systematic way. There was always an agenda published in advance, and a scribe was present to capture ideas in the moment instead of relegating them to memory.

The goal was clear: to hear from EVERYONE in the Three Rivers School District.

And to meaningfully involve them in developing a strategic plan.

Dr. Moore conducted these meetings in a formal, comfortable, but business-like way. When people challenged the data, he directed them back to the source. When one person claimed to have read the whole report and challenged a part of it, Dr. Moore pushed back with specific information that showed the data was correct as presented.

This sent the important message that the strategic plan was not an effort to please everyone, or to give every person with a complaint a platform to broadcast that complaint.

Instead it was a serious effort to look at the most accurate, up-to-the-minute data and determine the best way forward in alignment with Core Values as determined by the community.

CRAIG HOCKENBERRY Leadership must implement the strategic plan

Of course, after all of the intentional listening and review, after more than a year and a half of the two-year process is completed, the data all comes together in a thorough and comprehensive report.

And the district leadership set aside time to dive into that data to set the new course.

They first looked at the information - performance data and community feedback - in each area of the state report card.

At this time, the district did not yet have a score in the Career and College Readiness category, but Craig and other leaders looked at this category too, because they would receive a score in it starting the following year.

Then the leaders looked at the resources they had available to bring to bear on solving these problems.

They looked closely at budget sources and amounts, as well as expenditures. They worked to improve transparency with spending, so they could tell whether money was really being spent in alignment with goals, or if that money was being wasted.

With this plan, the leadership team went back to the Board of Education, who approved it.

Craig Hockenberry is a leader who knows how to create a strategic plan and get it passed and into full effect.

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