PROFESSIONAL VITA
Name: Joan Hearne
Address: 2633 N. Rushwood
Wichita, Kansas 67226
Telephone: (H) 316-685-8395
(W) 316-284-6260
e-mail:
Church: Central Christian Church, Wichita, Kansas
Academic Preparation:
1970 B.A. Wichita State University
1988 M. Ed. Wichita State University
Professional Experience:
1971 Art Teacher, Institute of Logopedics, Wichita
1972-1988 Art Teacher, Horace Mann, Marshall, Truesdell, Wichita
1988-92 Asst. Principal, Mayberry Middle School
1988/89 Art Coordinator, Wichita Public Schools
1992-96 Staff Development Coordinator, Wichita Public Schools
1996 Interim Principal, Kelly Elementary
1998-99 Principal, Clark Elementary
1999-2001 Technology/Staff Development Coordinator
2001-2007 Principal, Kensler Elementary
2007-2008 Behavior Interventionist, Chisholm Middle
2008-2009 Behavior Interventionist, Santa Fe Middle-Newton
Adjunct Professor:
Friends University
Ottawa University
1996-Present Wichita State University CoOp Seminar Instructor
Professional Involvement:
Board member local Wichita Association of Elementary Principals
Board member Wichita Employees of Administrators Association
Past Professional Development Council member, Wichita Public Schools
16 yr. Member of Kansas Staff Development Council
President of Kansas Staff Development Council
Member of National Staff Development Council
NCA Team Chair Wellington and 3 El Dorado elementary schools
QPA Team Chair Maize East Elementary
NCA Team Chair Lohman Hills Elementary in Topeka last visit 11/08
Wisdom Circle KSDC Past President
Life Coaching/NSDC
Member of several district committees:
Presentation, Facilitator and Consultant Experiences:
Participant/facilitator, United States Department of Education, Region VII, School Team training Cycles, Vail, Colorado, 1982.
Presenter and Facilitator, State of Kansas Substance Abuse Training Cycles, 1982-1988,
Hutchison and Manhattan.
Presenter and Facilitator, Wichita Public Schools Substance Abuse Training, 1982-1988,
Hutchison.
Presenter, Kansas Association Elementary School Principals
Facilitator, Goddard High School Student Team Training
Presentor, Kansas State Staff Development Conference, “Turkeys and Eagles”, Salina, April 91.
Presenter, Wellsville Schools District Inservice, “Turkeys and Eagles”,Wellsville, Ks. 2/17/92.
Facilitator, Leon Board of Education one day planning. 1993
Presenter USA, conference , “Turkeys and Eagles”, Jan. 1993
Presenter, Student/Staff Motivation, Kaw Valley Inservice Day, Lawrence, Ks. 10/11/93
Participant, DuPont Leadership Training of Trainers, Wichita Public Schools, Fall, 1993 14 days.
Trainer, DuPont Leadership Training, 1994-1997. Trained over 1,000 participants in process.
Interviewer trained in the Gallup Administrator Perceiver Process, 1994- Present.
Facilitator, Strategic Planning Process for Rainbows Organization,1995, 2000.
Facilitator, Wichita Area Homeless Shelters Group Strategic Planning, 1998
Facilitator, Wichita Area Girl Scouts Strategic Planning Session, 2000.
Facilitator, Network, Chamber of Commerce/Local planning group 2002-2006
Facilitator, Greenbush Summer Workshop/LDP 2004
Facilitator, As Principal of Kensler with a team planned and walked out our plan for
Internal staff development for all certified staff in weekly 3 hr. meetings throughout the year. (This professional development time was piloted during the 2003/2004 school year.)
Facilitated our school through the accreditation visit during April 2004/05.
Plan professional development for Kensler with grade levels monthly.
Belief: To provide a learning environment, so that all children will become connected to their school, accountable to their learning, and a contributor to their society. They in turn will believe, succeed, and achieve short term goals of middle school.