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Mr. Hershey has taught English and
served as department chair at South High in Hagerstown, Maryland. He also
chaired South’s Middle States evaluation. An early experimenter with
educational technology, Mr. Hershey piloted AP English on interactive
television. He acted as liaison from the Washington County (Maryland)
Board of Education to the Maryland State Department of Education for ten
years, developing, implementing, and monitoring the state functional
writing program and test with representatives from other districts across
the state. Additionally, he served for fifteen years as a writing
consultant to Frederick County, Maryland, for their middle school writing
assessment. He also has been active in the Tech Prep initiative and has
presented at conferences in New Jersey, South Carolina, and Texas. Trained
as a facilitator by the Center for Occupational Research and Development,
Mr. Hershey has conducted focus groups bringing educators and the business
community together to evaluate course content. He is a member of the
National Council of Teachers of English, the Conference on College
Composition, and the National Education Association. Having taught nearly
everything in the English curriculum over the past 36 years,
literature and composition remain his favorites. Mr. Hershey loves books,
volunteering (currently serving as chair of the Hagerstown Preservation
Design District Commission), antiques, and cats. A new adventure for him
is selling on eBay, as well as recently obtaining a real estate license.
You’re never too old to learn new tricks!
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