Apache County Has a New Superintendent By Joy Whiting, Superintendent Apache County School Joy Whiting is the newly elected Apache County School Superintendent. Joy is a 5th generation Arizonian, born and raised in northeast Arizona. Joy also comes from a multigenerational teaching background. Her grandmother and mother were teachers and both sisters were teachers and now are administrators. high, high school and college, and loved teaching every level. Just prior to being elected as Apache County’s newest School Superintendent, she enjoyed teaching high school mathematics using cutting edge technology in the classroom. Joy’s mantra reads: “Every Child has amazing potential. Technology in the classroom is critical to train our students for today’s jobs.” Joy played high school volleyball and basketball, winning All-State Awards, while graduating in the top 10% of her class. After high school, Joy received both academic and athletic scholarships and played college basketball. After a church service mission to Boston, Massachusetts, Joy married Michael Whiting. They have been married for 26 years and counting. Joy earned her Associates of Science from Cochise College, her Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education - Mathematics and her Masters in Curriculum & Instruction from Arizona State University. Joy was a classroom teacher for 25 years before being elected as the Apache County School Superintendent. Joy has taught preschool, junior Page 7 Since being elected, Joy has moved into the technology space in efforts to close the digital divide for those she serves in rural Arizona. The Apache County Business Consortium is an IT educational service agency under the Apache County School Superintendent’s Office. The Consortium serves many of the schools in Apache County with IT needs and discounted Educational Rate Internet Services, better known as E-Rate. With the onset of the pandemic, the need for high speed internet to students’ homes has been a major point of interest. This need has not escaped the attention of Joy Whiting, as she has been the creator of the (continued on page 8) “Stronger Together!”
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