Mark Tornow is a Senior Associate at PCG Education. Mr. Tornow has over 30 years of educational systems experience, including extensive experience in school leadership, data analysis, and school improvement project management. He is currently Project Director for the Tennessee Academic Specialists program, responsible for the application, hiring, and management process to engage 125 independent contractors/educators to assist in Tennessee’s Focus schools. In the Florida Rural Turnaround Leadership Project, Mr. Tornow served as a regional facilitator and coordinator of SkoVision™ implementation in 10 rural districts focusing on strategic planning for turnaround. He also focuses on program incubation and launch, establishing systems for successful program implementation, and has worked on projects for New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and, internationally, for the European Union.

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Mark Tornow
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Mark Tornow is a Senior Associate at PCG Education. Mr. Tornow
has over 30 years of educational systems experience, including
extensive experience in school leadership, data analysis, and
school improvement project management. He is
currently
Project Director for the Tennessee Academic Specialists program,
responsible for the application, hiring, and management process
to engage 125 independent contractors/educators to assist
in Tennessee’s Focus schools. In the Florida Rural Turnaround
Leadership Project, Mr. Tornow served as a regional facilitator and
coordinator of SkoVision™ implementation in 10 rural districts
focusing on strategic planning for turnaround. He also focuses on
program incubation and launch, establishing systems for successful
program implementation, and has worked on projects for New
York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and, internationally, for the
European Union.
Mr. Tornow earned a Master of Education in Educational
Administration at Concordia University, Irvine, California. He
received his Bachelor of Science in Education from Concordia
Teachers College (now University) in Seward, Nebraska.
PUBLICATIONS
Geier, R., Smith, S., & Tornow, M. (2012). District data teams:
A leadership structure for improving student achievement. A
PCG Education white paper. Portsmouth, NH: Public Consulting
Group. Available online: http://www.publicconsultinggroup.com/
education/library/index.html.
Tornow, M. (2011). Next steps in using data for school
improvement. Presentation at the Tennessee Academic Specialists
Program quarterly meeting, Nashville, TN.
EXPERTISE
• Educational data use
• School leadership
• Teacher and school leader professional development
• School/district program evaluation and planning
To learn more about Mark Tornow or other PCG
Education Subject Matter Experts, contact us at
pcgeducation@pcgus.com or 1-800-210-6113
EXPERIENCE
Prior to joining PCG Education, Mr. Tornow served as Principal
of Franklin Elementary School near Nashville, Tennessee. Under
his leadership, the school was recognized by U.S. Department
of Education as an NCLB Blue Ribbon School because of its
significant improvement in student achievement, despite a high
student poverty rate; it was the only elementary school in the state
to receive this recognition in 2006. He also served as Program
Manager with the Tennessee Department of Education in the
Division of Assessment and Evaluation. Prior to that, Mr. Tornow
served as a principal, assistant principal, teacher, and coach
in a number of schools and states in both elementary and high
school settings.
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