Kathleen Gordon

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Kathleen Gordon

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A former South Carolina and Orange County Florida educator, Mrs. Kathleen “KAT” Butler-Gordon was elected to the school board in November 2000. She has been a resident of Orange County since 1968 and served as librarian at Bonds-Wilson High School in 1967. She was also a librarian and counselor in Orange County for 25 years and became “Teacher of the Year” in several schools in which she served. She later became Orange County’s First Teacher of the Month. She has served as Adjunct Professor at the University of Central Florida and Valencia Community College. She was promoted to Regional Vice President in a top financial company and worked full-time in the business world for six years as a licensed mortgage broker, life insurance agent and a registered securities representative.

As a school board member, Mrs. Gordon has chaired the Master Calendar Committee and the Superintendent’s Evaluation and the General Counsel’s Evaluation Committees. She designed the current template for the evaluation of the superintendent. Currently, this instrument is being used throughout the NSBA Southern Region.

Mrs. Gordon has traveled throughout the world assisting librarians in Germany, Paris, France, South Africa, & Amsterdam, Holland. She has worked with schools in the Bahamas & Hawaii. In 2005, she earned Board Member Certification from the Florida School Boards Association (FSBA) and also served on FSBA’s Board of Directors. Mrs. Gordon is currently a member of the board of directors of the National School Boards Association (NSBA) Black Caucus, former Southern Regional Director for African Americans School Board Members and is also the former chairman of the nominating committee for the NSBA Black Caucus.

In 2006, she received the Junior Achievement’s Educator of the Year Award. In addition, she received the Humanitarian Award at the 2006 Annual Scholarships and Volunteers Awards Dinner sponsored by Orange County Mayor Richard T. Crotty and the Board of County Commissioners for services on the Head Start Policy Council and Community Action Board. She was elected Treasurer for Florida School Counselor’s Association and was selected Elementary Counselor of the Year for Orange County and the State of Florida.

Mrs. Gordon was named the 2007 Teacher of the Year for the New Beginnings Education Center in Osceola County. She also received the Distinguished Dove Award for being selected Osceola County’s Vocational Teacher of the Year and was selected Denn John MS Minority Educator of the Year and later became Osceola County’s Ida S. Baker Minority Educator of the Year. Mrs. Gordon has been awarded by her church, Saint Mark A.M.E., for her civic and social involvement in her community.

In October 2007, the College of Education at the University of Central Florida named Mrs. Gordon as one of its “Alumni of the Decades” as part of its 40th anniversary celebration.

In February 2008, Mrs. Gordon received an award from the Osceola Classroom Teachers Association for her dedication and service to cultural diversity within Osceola District Schools. Mrs. Gordon has served on the Governor of Florida State Dropout Task Force. On February 26, 2009, in the name of the President of the United States of America, she was appointed as a member of the Selective Service System Local Board in the State of Florida serving Region II.

On May 16, 2009, Mrs. Gordon was honored with the General Daniel “Chappie” James, Jr. Four Star Major Award for community service. The award was presented by the Central Florida Chapter of the Tuskegee Airman, Inc. and Congressional District 3.

Mrs. Gordon received her bachelor’s degree in library science from South Carolina State University, her master’s degree in guidance and counseling, and her certification in administration and supervision from the University of Central Florida. She received certification in library science and counseling from Florida State University and Duquesne University. She is a member of Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Inc., PDK International, and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Mrs. Gordon is currently pursuing her Doctor of Philosophy in Education with a Specialization in Organizational Leadership.

Mrs. Gordon is the widow of the late Reverend James D. Gordon, Jr., and the mother of three Jones HS graduates. She was selected in the Targeted Selection Principal’s Pool in Orange County but decided to retired in 1990 from Orange County Public Schools, later to return to teaching in 1996 winning the Disney’s Teacherrific Top Program Award and serving in 2001 and 2003 on the WDW Judges Committee. She is an award winning teacher in Osceola County and is presently serving as the librarian at New Beginnings Educational Center where she continues to serve the communities of Seminole, Osceola and Orange Counties.

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