Jon Groth Email & Phone Number

Effective July 1, 2020, I will be retiring from my current job. I am not sure what the future holds, but I am looking forward to new challenges in my career and family life. Please contact me through LinkedIn or my personal email address jongroth52@gmail.comI have been married to Kathy and we have two wonderful daughters. I am presently the Area Director of Career and Technical Education for Porter County schools administering approximately 1100 students enrolled in 35 courses, ten of which are at our Career Center and the remainder spread across 12 other sites throughout the county. I also serve as the Principal of the Porter County Career and Technical Center and its staff of 15 teachers and approximately 450 students. My job requires extensive communication and participation with area businesses, labor unions, employers, students, and parents. I am a US Army veteran and a US Peace Corps veteran having served in Morocco, North Africa from 1979-81. I am passionate about alternative technology and my school has an extensive wind and solar power generation demonstration site.Specialties: Curriculum development, community partnerships, assessments, technical training, student/employer/parent survey development, instructor evaluation, instructor development, system management, personnel development.

Listed skills include Adult Education, Leadership, Curriculum Development, Teaching, and 25 others.