Heather will be a speaker at the mid-winter conference.

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL of the YEAR: Heather Gerrard has worked in education since 2005. She  earned a Bachelor of Teaching in History, English and English Language Learner Instruction, and  a Master’s in Educational Administration. Her professional experiences also include facilitating  adult instruction to Utah educators for adopting the Common Core in English, ELL  endorsements and ELA accreditation courses. She coordinated bringing the International  Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) Program to Ogden High School in 2013 and worked as the AP and IB  coordinator, growing both programs, and earning Ogden High a spot on the AP Honor Roll for  high schools for increasing the amount of minority students taking AP classes and exams. Her  passion for education revolves around closing the achievement gap through college and career  readiness programs and supports. Heather’s leadership has fostered a focus toward increasing  student participation in these programs by more than 50%, while ensuring that teachers were  able to support at risk and diverse students in these programs for more sustainable growth.  These efforts have supported an increase in Ogden High’s graduation rate to over 95%. At the  same time OHS increased their ACT composite and rigorous course participation increased to  87.9% with an increase in pathway completion and pass rates. She was also teacher of the year  for The Utah Council of Teachers of English for 2013. She is currently serving as an Assistant  Principal at Ogden High School in Utah for the last five years.