VETERAN TEACHER PAMELA VANEGAS
A LEADER FOR DISTRICT SCIENCE INITIATIVES
I am currently in my fourth year
of teaching at Valley High School
in Jefferson County. I began by
teaching freshman Integrated
Science 1A, a conceptual physics
course, and am currently
teaching Chemistry and AP
Chemistry to juniors and seniors.
I have held several teacher
leadership positions, all of which
have helped shape me into the
Pamela Vanegas is a fourth year
educator I am today. I have been
Chemistry teacher at Valley High School.
a peer mentor for other teachers
for the past three years, both through Valley and through the
University of Louisville. During the last two years, I have been the
leading teacher in my Professional Learning Community, working
with teachers in my content to better improve our instruction and
our students’ learning. Currently, I am involved with the Jefferson
County Public School (JCPS) Next Generation Science Standard
Implementation Cohort, working with nearly a dozen teachers
from across JCPS to create a new curriculum that aligns more
tightly to the new science standards. As a member of that cohort,
my PLC team and I are currently piloting a brand new curriculum
for chemistry in JCPS. Perhaps my proudest accomplishment,
however, has been the fact that I, along with several other science
teachers, have created the Annual Valley High Science Fair for
the past several years. For the past two years, Valley has come in
second overall in the Louisville Regional Science and Engineering
Fair. We sent our first student to state competition last year!
WE ARE TEACH KENTUCKY.
Teach Kentucky is proud of its staff members who work
diligently every day to make a greater impact on local education.
Rowan Claypool,
Founder and President
Rebecca Barnwell,
Operations and Development Coordinator
Blake Johnson,
Recruitment Coordinator
Isabel Maremont Lake,
Teacher Induction and Support Coordinator
Elizabeth Mays,
Outreach Coordinator
Teach Kentucky also thanks its board members for their
generous contributions of time and money to the organization.
Sandra Hinojosa Hubbard,
Chairwoman,
Engineer, Attorney,
Community Volunteer
Mary Barrazotto,
Senior Vice President of
Brown-Forman Corporation
Steve Miller, Vice Chair,
Attorney with Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC
Karen Larimore,
Project Director with The Ohio Valley
Educational Cooperative
Melody Raidy, Treasurer,
Certified Public Accountant,
Deming Malone Livesay & Ostroff
Dr. Nancy Martin,
Retired Senior Vice President of Research,
University of Louisville
John Fendig, Secretary,
Senior Corporate Attorney with
LG&E and KU
John Russ,
Retired Principal and Teacher
Deena Adams,
Development Director with the
American Lung Association of Kentucky
John Scruton,
Attorney with Stites & Harbison
2016 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
a new record for
99Achieved
amount of funds raised in the
program’s history - $360,000
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a new record for number
99Set
of new foundation givers - 8
renewal from
99Sustained
historical givers - 100%
a significant challenge
99Met
grant resulting in $100,000
in financial incentives for 2017
STEM teacher recruits
Sandra Hinojoas Hubbard assumed
TKY’s board chair role in May 2016.
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