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Jack
Wallbrecht
Director of Technology
520.568.5111
Jack has a varied
background from working in building maintenance, real estate, owning an
HVAC/appliance repair business, certified as a boiler and pump technician.
Later turned to education. Graduated from ASU with a degree in Elementary
Education and taught 4th grade for 6 years. Worked in technology as a
technician and later supervised the technology group in a local school distict. Earned M Ed, in Education Administration from
NAU.
Jack came to Maricopa in
2001 to teach at the high school in the Career and Technical Education
department in Media, Information Technology, and Computer Repair. Moved to
the Assistant Principal and CTE Director in 2003 at Maricopa High School.
He has been active in Interactive Television, distance
learning in Pinal County, Central Arizona
College as a site
coordinator and instructor.
Contact about:
Visions, Sirs, Network Issues, Moving computers, Purchasing, Grants,
Training, New Construction, Website, New Staff Setup and other Department
issues
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John Hornketh
Senior Support Technician
520.568.5126
John has lived in Maricopa for over 24 years. He has worked at Maricopa School District for 15 years as a bus driver/grounds, maintenance, and for the last
nine years in the technology department as the senior technician. Before
working at the School District, John was
in construction for 18 years. His education is in programming specialist,
PC repair and A+ Certified.
John is married to Rochelle Hornketh and they have four children:
Jesse, Jeffrey, Justin, and Cassandra.
Contact about:
Phones, Intercom, Bells, Clocks, Network Issues, Workstation/Printer
Issues, New Construction, and Wiring Needs.
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Amy Chayefsky
21st Century Technology Integration Specialist
Technology Integration
Resources
520.568.5129
Amy is a Certified Teacher, with a minor in Business Administration,
entering her twelfth year at Maricopa Unified. She is currently
working toward her Masters Degree in 21st Century Adult Professional
Development. She is specifically interested in: learning environments (virtual
and physical) designed to positively impact learner performance;
integration of alternative on-line communities, virtual (Second Life)
collaboration and delivery of content; 21st Century learning skills
for educators, administratos and students.
Before joining MUSD, Amy had nearly 20 years experience in, Materials, Purchasing
and Operations Management, primarily in the manufacturing
industry. For the first six years at MUSD, Amy was the Elementary
Computer Lab instructor, when there was only ONE Elementary Computer
Lab. In 2003, Amy joined the Technology Department where she acts as Technology Integration Specialist and Educational
Technology Coordinator. She is a
Savvy Cyber Teacher Mentor Teacher, iSafe Certified Trainer and District
Coordinator for and Board member
of Pinal County ITv
Consortium through which MUSD students participate in a wide range of
videoconferencing opportunities. Amy is Co-Chair of the AzTEA Eastside Chapter, sits on their Board and Planning and Advocacy Committee. AzTEA
is a statewide association of volunteer educators who are passionate about
supporting other educators in developing their technology integration and
21st Century skills. During the Spring and Summer 2008, Amy is also an
active member of the Arizona
Department of Education ‘Technology Standards Revision Task Force’. She is a member of ISTE and SDCAz.
Her children are a MHS Junior and a 2006 MHS graduate..
For more information on Amy
and her work at MUSD - click here and see her Educational Technology BLOG!
Contact about:
Curriculum and Technology Integration, Collaborative (CIESE) and ITv Events (Content Provider, Professional Development
& Classroom-to-Classroom) and Videoconference/ITv
Scheduling, Software questions, EdTech, Training,
AzTEA, ASSET and IDEAL, technology based Standards
and Curriculum Integration.
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Stephen Leftwich
Support Tech III
520-568-5134
Stephen Leftwich is the recent addition to the MUSD Technology
Department. Stephen comes from a varied work history which includes
automotive repair, industrial manufacturing, residential construction,
warehouse and inventory, as well as differing roles as a field service
technician.
Stephen has been involved in computing and technology as a personal
hobby as well as fulfilling technology support needs on the job since 1998.
In accomplishing a long term goal to join a technology department full
time, Stephen is very pleased to now be a part of MUSD.
Stephen has been a Maricopa resident since 2005 with his wife Jessica
and their three children - Avery, Deztini, and Nezerae.
Contact about:
Workstation and Printer Issues, and Software support
Chris Bracken
Support Tech III
Internal Extension 5147
Chris Bracken recently returned to his position in the MUSD technology
department, after a hiatus in Flagstaff.
Chris has been working in the technology field for over 3 years now after
serving in the armed forces in Iraq as a Nuclear , Biological, Chemical
decontamination specialist, and participating in Operations Enduring
Freedom and Iraqi Freedom with
the 75th exploitation task force in search of weapons of mass
destruction. Chris has 2 children, Savannah and Christopher. Chris
enjoys spending time with his family and the outdoors year round.
Contact about:
Workstation and Printer Issues, and Software support
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