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William L. Bainbridge, Ph.D. & Associates, LLC
1213 Garrison Drive
St. Augustine, Florida 32092
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Personal Data: Birth Date: April 3, 1948
Education/Certification Data:
Graduate: The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Ph.D. – Educational Administration, Labor Management & Human Resources
Degree Granted – June, 1991
Graduate: The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio 43210
M.A. – Educational Administration
Degree Granted – June, 1978
Undergraduate: Asbury College
Wilmore, Kentucky 40390
B.A. – Biology/Chemistry, Secondary Education
Degree Granted – June, 1970
Certification: Project Management Professional (PMP)
The Project Management Institute
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073
Certification Achieved – August, 2000
Professional Experience:
Educational/Management Consultant
May, 2000 – Present
Since retirement as a school administrator, I have been associated with various organizations including SchoolMatch, The Abreon Group, SARCOM, Inc, Askler-Fitch and Associates, Nationwide Insurance Group, EuroMaTech and TRIAD Architects, Inc. Engagements in areas of leadership, management, project management and communications include training/coaching, program curriculum development, consulting services, human resource development and team effectiveness in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East. As a school effectiveness consultant, I have assisted in the completion of school effectiveness audits, completed legal research and analysis and provided expert testimony in over 65 school districts and schools in 20 states. School effectiveness evaluations or expert testimony have been accepted in each of these states.
My experience from 1972 through January, 2000 was spent in various positions with Worthington Schools, a school district of 10,600 students and 1,450 staff members located in suburban central Ohio. Worthington Schools is a premier district in Ohio and the nation, annually receiving numerous state and national awards for student, staff and district accomplishments.
Director of Educational Support Services: Worthington Schools
August, 1992 – January, 2000
Responsibilities for this position included leadership and supervision for educational support services and serving as the district’s Business Manager. Responsibility included supervision and coordination of a variety of instructional support areas including human resources, staff development and training, labor relations, employee fringe benefits, facility management, information services, purchasing, budgeting, transportation, food service, labor relations, construction and community funding requests. Responsibility also included the development and completion of the annual budget appropriations, large portions of the district’s strategic plan and coordination of various educational support programs.
Director of Business Services: Worthington Schools
August, 1988 – August, 1992
Supervised, directed, coordinated and provided leadership for the district’s non-instructional programs, including facility management, purchasing, budgeting, transportation, food service, employee fringe benefits, human resources, staff development and training, labor relations, worker’s compensation, and construction.
Administrative Specialist for Personnel: Worthington Schools
October, 1980 – July, 1988
Provided leadership to accomplish recruitment, selection and employment of certified and non-certified staff for the district. Served in a supervisory role for non-certified employees in the district. Coordinated, developed and presented staff development programs, administered the employee fringe benefit programs and managed labor relations.
Director/Teacher: Worthington Campus School
August, 1974 - September, 1980
Provided supervision and had responsibility of a building administrator for a special education alternative secondary school in the district. Supervised the staff in the building and had administrative responsibility for students, student activities and discipline.
Teacher: Worthington Campus School
September, 1972 – July, 1974
Taught science and mathematics in a special education high school alternative program.
Teacher: Sidney High School
August, 1970 – June, 1972
Taught science in a comprehensive high school and coached football and wrestling.
Professional Activities and Community Involvement:
Member of the Project Management Institute (PMI)
Member of the American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
Member of the American Association of School Personnel Administrators (AASPA)
Member of the Ohio Association of School Personnel Administrators (OASPA)
Treasurer of the Ohio Association of School Personnel Administrators (OASPA)
Member of the Ohio Association of School Business Officials (OASBO)
Member of Phi Delta Kappa, The Ohio State University Chapter
Graduate of Leadership Worthington Program
Member of the Board of Directors for Leadership Worthington
Chairperson for the Development Committee, Leadership Worthington
Chair and workshop presenter for the Ohio Public Schools Committee for the All-Ohio Safety Congress
Member of the Finance Committee of the Grace Brethren Church
Lifetime member of The Ohio State University Alumni Association
Member of The Ohio State University President’s Club
Scholarship Chair for the Ohio State University Alumni Club of Naples
Past President of the Worthington Education Association
Member of the Worthington Education Association Negotiations Teams
Presenter for various professional organizations, including AASPA, OASPA, OSBA, and local conferences and seminars
Educational Consultant to LINC Resource on the Market Linkage Project in Special Education
Member of the Worthington Community Sports and Recreation Facilities Board
Publications and Awards:
Relationships Between Weekly Newspapers’ Agendas and the Public Agenda about Issues in a Suburban Ohio School District Tax Levy Election, doctoral dissertation, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1991
UFO’s: Understanding Finances of Schools, co-author of booklet published by Leadership Worthington, Worthington, Ohio, 1992
Project Management and Effective Teams, developer and author of a three-day training program, The Abreon Group, Columbus, Ohio, 2001.
Project Management for Aspiring Project Management Professionals, developer and author of a five-day training program, The Abreon Group, Columbus, Ohio, 2002.
Managing Successful Change: Project Management for School Districts, author of an article under consideration for publication, SchoolMatch, Westerville, Ohio, 2002.
Recipient of the Ohio Association of School Personnel Administrators (OASPA) Administrator of the Year – 1994
Nominated as the recipient of The Ohio State University’s College of Education Flesher Award - 1988
Recipient of the AASA National Academy for School Executives (NASE) Certification in Strategic Planning – 1988 and 1991