M
egan Cicconi has
so much energy
and enthusiasm
for innovation in
public education,” said Superintendent
Gene Freeman, Ed.D., about the
district’s newly appointed director of
instructional and innovative leadership.
“Her expertise is invaluable and she is
very well-known and well-respected in
the educational community. She also
brings with her a lot of connections
with educational and business leaders
throughout the country.”
True to her title, Mrs. Cicconi has set out
to establish the Fox Chapel Area School
District as a regional and national leader
in innovation, “Not by chasing the next
shiny trend, but rather by strengthening
current initiatives and seizing new
opportunities that align with our vision
and mission.” She has already discovered
that the district is a trend-setter and
innovator, rather than a follower.
One of her first goals
pertains to computer
science. Mrs. Cicconi
explains that 71
percent of STEM
(Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Math)
jobs are in computer
science, and that the
typical computer
science major earns
40 percent more than
other college graduates.
only one in the state to provide free
certified training in infusing coding into
elementary and middle schools through
the national organization Code.org®; and
expanding and improving the computer
science offerings in the middle and high
schools.
Mrs. Cicconi said she has a genuine
interest in learning and wanting to
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