{"id":358,"date":"2025-10-15T19:52:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T19:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/in-the-media\/?p=358"},"modified":"2025-10-17T19:55:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T19:55:41","slug":"hamilton-county-schools-welcomes-seventh-leadership-hcs-cohort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/in-the-media\/2025\/10\/15\/hamilton-county-schools-welcomes-seventh-leadership-hcs-cohort\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton County Schools Welcomes Seventh Leadership HCS Cohort"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Three UTC leaders have been selected for the latest Leadership Hamilton County Schools cohort: Allen Pratt, Director of the Center of Excellence and Innovation in Education; Meredith Perry, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research; and Yvonne Dunham Slobodenko, Director of the ESL Institute. 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