John J. Pedicone is an educational consultant, having served as the Superintendent of Tucson Unified School District until his retirement on June 30, 2013. Prior to this appointment, he was a Distinguished Senior Faculty Fellow in the Educational Leadership Program in the College of Education at the University of Arizona, and the Vice-president of the Southern Arizona Leadership Council. Dr. Pedicone retired from Flowing Wells School District, where he served as an administrator for 22 years. His administrative leadership in the district included serving as junior high school assistant principal, high school principal (during which time the high school was selected as the #1 school in the State of Arizona A+ program and received the U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School award), assistant superintendent and superintendent.
Dr. Pedicone earned a B.A. with honors in English (pre-law) from St. Mary’s College in Winona, Minnesota, an M.E.D. with Distinction in Curriculum and Instruction from DePaul University in Chicago, and a Ph.D. in Educational Administration from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Dr. Pedicone has received numerous awards and recognitions including, most recently, the Dr. Raymond Sterling Kellis Leadership Award in 2018, the Metropolitan Education Commission lifetime Achievement Award in 2016, the Educational Enrichment Foundation Ray Davies Humanitarian Award in 2016, the Higher Ground Transformation Award in 2016, the Arizona Superintendent of the Year in 2002 and the Arizona Representative to the AASA National Superintendent of the Year Program in 2003. He was honored by Flowing Wells School District for his dedication to student achievement and the Arts by the Governing Board naming the fine arts center in his honor.
Dr. Pedicone served as a member of several state-level boards including the Arizona State Board of Education, the Arizona State School Readiness Board, and the Governor’s Education Advisory Board. He currently serves on a number of civic boards and is committed to supporting effective leadership at the local, state and federal levels.
He is married to Francine for 47 years and has three sons, John, Michael and James, and a granddaughter Vida and a grandson, Luca.
With Winter upon us and homelessness for our Vets and others on the rise, it's time for our giving hearts to share. We'll be having another Donation Drive at the January 17th meeting.
Old Pueblo Community Services has supplied the following list of items to contribute:
Family Size: Shampoo and Conditioner
Family Size: Face and Body Wash
Family Size: Toothpaste and Toothbrushes
Women's Underwear- sizes S to XL
Men's Underwear- M to XXl (boxers)
Feminine Hygiene Pads
Comb and/or Brush
Shaving Cream and Razors
Travel Size toiletries
Protein bars
Band aid and bandages
Individual small packets of salt
WINTER ITEMS:
Beanie/ Stocking
Warm Gloves
Warm Socks
Old Pueblo Community Services is very thankful for your support and generosity.
Due to the Gem Show being held at the TCC, our lunch meeting scheduled for January 31st will take place at the Sheraton (5151 E Grant Rd, Tucson, AZ 85712). All members and guests must register for this meeting. Registration will be on the website shortly but for now please mark your calendars. Thank you.
.Please do not send your points in the body of an email. You must attach a Point Sheet to your email and send it to the Rotary office. For blank forms, see the RCOT website (on the right side of the Home Page). Dorinna will also have blank forms at the lunches.
Please turn in your Point Sheets in the SAME month you worked on the project. For now, we will allow a grace period of 5 days after month end to turn in Point Sheets.
A couple clarifications:
You can only win the monthly prize one time. It is awarded to the Rotarian with the most points that month. The monthly prize is a $50 gift card to any FOX restaurant.
To qualify for the year-end pool, you must have a minimum of 5 service points. For every 5 points, you get one raffle ticket for the drawing. You can win only one prize from the drawing. The Rotarian with the most overall points automatically gets first pick of prizes. Then, the owner of the first raffle ticket drawn gets their choice of prizes, and so on and so forth. Please note: committee work, organizational work, donations, meetings, and workshops are not eligible for points. In order to be awarded points, you must be out in the community working on one of our service projects.
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John J. Pedicone is an educational consultant, having served as the Superintendent of Tucson Unified School District until his retirement on June 30, 2013. Prior to this appointment, he was a Distinguished Senior Faculty Fellow in the Educational Leadership Program in the College of Education at the University of Arizona, and the Vice-president of the Southern Arizona Leadership Council. Dr. Pedicone retired from Flowing Wells School District, where he served as an administrator for 22 years. His administrative leadership in the district included serving as junior high school assistant principal, high school principal (during which time the high school was selected as the #1 school in the State of Arizona A+ program and received the U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School award), assistant superintendent and superintendent.
With Winter upon us and homelessness for our Vets and others on the rise, it's time for our giving hearts to share. We'll be having another Donation Drive at the January 17th meeting.
Due to the Gem Show being held at the TCC, our lunch meeting scheduled for January 31st will take place at the Sheraton (
