Professional Organization Membership, Engagement, and Leadership: Interview with Jon Quatman

Bio: Jon Quatman was Assistant Superintendent and Vice President for Great Oaks, the career-technical school district serving 30,000 youth and adults at four campuses in southwestern Ohio.  After earning his BA at Thomas More College and his Masters from Xavier University, Jon held administrative positions in a large Cincinnati suburb, Forest Hills. When Jon came to Great Oaks in 1996 as Director of the largest Great Oaks campus, he was immediately charged with restructuring the school into professional academies. After successfully completing this challenge, Jon earned a vice presidency position. At Great Oaks, Jon successfully integrated assessment and accountability into the learning process. Jon required individual academic plans for each student which have led to improved graduation rates, employment and continuing education. He enhanced accountability through the integration of a more accurate and accessible student management system. He has also restructured assessment and professional development at Great Oaks to upgrade the accuracy and relevancy of assessments in each career program.  He oversaw all student services, secondary marketing and State data reporting for the district and the curriculum department. Jon’s expertise has been recognized and valued by his peers.  He was tapped for Leadership Cincinnati – the first non-superintendent.  He was selected to work on the Ohio Taskforce to set standards for supporting students with special needs in a rigorous academic environment. He served on the Ohio Taskforce to define performance measures for Ohio CTE; he has been the Chair of the Ohio North Central Accreditation Association, President of the Ohio Association of Career and Technical Education, President of the National Council of Local Administrators, and Vice President of Region I for Association of Career and Technical Education, representing the Northeastern States from Maine to West Virginia to Michigan, including Washington DC. He received the Ambassador Award from the Special Needs Division of Ohio Association of Career and Technical Education, the Stanley Fox Excellence in Education Award in 2003 from Ohio NCA-CASI and Ohio Excellence in Education Award in 2010 from Advanced ED. Blog Post: https://www.acteonline.org/professional-organization-membership-engagement-and-leadership/