Owego Apalachin Central School District

Pam Horton is the new Owego Apalachin Teacher Center director, replacing Ben Frisbie, who retired in June from the district after 33 years of service.

“The opportunities that come with being the Teacher Center director and the Mentor Program coordinator are really exciting,” said Horton. “There are many facets to this position, but the most important is that teacher centers are all about teachers teaching teachers.”

Horton said she believes the OA district has enjoyed its classroom successes in part due to having embraced the concept of the teacher center. In 1999, Frisbie became the first OA Teacher Center director as it moved from the Tioga County program to an OA standalone. While director, Frisbie provided countless hours of staff development, helping OA’s students benefit by helping their teachers become highly trained.

“I’m very excited about being part of continuing this tradition,” said Horton. “I’ve spent the last 22 years working with students and teachers at all levels.”

Horton has worked in all four of OA’s schools, in one capacity or another, including: classroom teacher, Reading Recovery teacher, collaborative reading teacher, and content literacy leader. She said she’s looking forward to working with OA’s talented faculty during workshops and other colleague-support situations.

“By having our faculty share expertise, our students will receive the most effective education we can offer,” Horton said. “I am really going to miss working directly with students on a regular basis, but I love working with teachers and I’m hoping to be involved in their classrooms as much as possible.

“Working with our first-, second- and third-year teachers who are part of our mentor program offers me the opportunity to share with them the excitement of starting their teaching careers.”

Horton said she’ll work closely with Bernie Dolan, OA associate superintendent, and Bob Farrell, OA chief information officer, as well as the Teacher Center Policy Board.

“I anticipate a smooth transition with Pam Horton as the Teacher Center director due to her relationship with our faculty and staff and her knowledge of best practices in teaching,” said Dolan.

“I look forward to working with Pam,” said Farrell. “She’s a passionate educator and I think she’ll do an excellent job embracing the technology teacher training that’s critical in leading our district into the future.”

“We’ve already begun brainstorming ideas for the fall,” Horton said, “and we’re looking forward to investigating new technologies, such as pod casts and Smart Boards, along with continuing to look for ways to make our students better thinkers through reading and writing.

“Many of our teachers are working throughout the summer looking for new ways to support our students.”



	OA's Pam Horton Named New Teacher Center Director Pam Horton is the new Owego Apalachin Teacher Center director, replacing Ben Frisbie, who retired in June from the district after 33 years of service. “The opportunities that come with being the Teacher Center director and the Mentor Program coordinator are really exciting,” said Horton. “There are many facets to this position, but the most important is that teacher centers are all about teachers teaching teachers.” Horton said she believes the OA district has enjoyed its classroom successes in part due to having embraced the concept of the teacher center. In 1999, Frisbie became the first OA Teacher Center director as it moved from the Tioga County program to an OA standalone. While director, Frisbie provided countless hours of staff development, helping OA’s students benefit by helping their teachers become highly trained. “I’m very excited about being part of continuing this tradition,” said Horton. “I’ve spent the last 22 years working with students and teachers at all levels.” Horton has worked in all four of OA’s schools, in one capacity or another, including: classroom teacher, Reading Recovery teacher, collaborative reading teacher, and content literacy leader. She said she’s looking forward to working with OA’s talented faculty during workshops and other colleague-support situations. “By having our faculty share expertise, our students will receive the most effective education we can offer,” Horton said. “I am really going to miss working directly with students on a regular basis, but I love working with teachers and I’m hoping to be involved in their classrooms as much as possible. “Working with our first-, second- and third-year teachers who are part of our mentor program offers me the opportunity to share with them the excitement of starting their teaching careers.” Horton said she’ll work closely with Bernie Dolan, OA associate superintendent, and Bob Farrell, OA chief information officer, as well as the Teacher Center Policy Board. “I anticipate a smooth transition with Pam Horton as the Teacher Center director due to her relationship with our faculty and staff and her knowledge of best practices in teaching,” said Dolan. “I look forward to working with Pam,” said Farrell. “She’s a passionate educator and I think she’ll do an excellent job embracing the technology teacher training that’s critical in leading our district into the future.” “We’ve already begun brainstorming ideas for the fall,” Horton said, “and we’re looking forward to investigating new technologies, such as pod casts and Smart Boards, along with continuing to look for ways to make our students better thinkers through reading and writing. “Many of our teachers are working throughout the summer looking for new ways to support our students.”