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PA Cyber Charter School CEO Dr. Nick Trombetta Named to Lou Holtz/Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame
April 9, 2008EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio – PA Cyber Charter School CEO Dr. Nick Trombetta has been selected for induction into the Lou Holtz/Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame.
Among those joining Dr. Nick Trombetta in the Class of 2008 is running back Jerome Bettis, who was coached by Lou Holtz at the University of Notre Dame before his legendary career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bettis will be principal speaker at the induction banquet Friday, June 13, at the East Liverpool Motor Lodge.
Mountaineer CEO and President Ted Arneault and Hancock County (W.Va.) educator Suzan Smith are members of the incoming class.
A nationally recognized leader in the reform and innovation of public education, Dr. Nick Trombetta founded the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School (www.pacyber.org) PA Cyber opened for the 2000-2001 academic year with just over 500 students. Today, PA Cyber serves 7,500 K-12 students across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
A native of Aliquippa, Pa., Dr. Nick Trombetta is an alumnus of Quigley Catholic High School. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Slippery Rock State University, master’s from the University of Dayton, and doctorate at the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Nick Trombetta served as a teacher and coach at East Liverpool High School in Ohio, a principal in the Aliquippa (Pa.) School District and superintendent of the Midland (Pa.) Borough School District.
Dr. Nick Trombetta is founder of the National Network of Digital Schools (NNDS), an educational management foundation and exclusive distributor of Lincoln Interactive online curriculum. NNDS and PA Cyber launched and sponsor the Autism Initiative, an effort to improve K-12 curriculum, technology, teacher training, arts outreach, public awareness and support for students affected by autism spectrum disorders.
This is the 10-year anniversary of the Lou Holtz/Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame, located in East Liverpool, where Holtz spent his youth. Banquet and ticket information are available by calling the Hall of Fame at 330.386.5443 or visiting the website at www.louholtzhalloffame.com
PA Cyber has offices in Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Cranberry Township, and its home in Midland, Pa. It is a public charter school open to the children of Pennsylvania residents, and is the largest of 11 cyber charter schools operating in the commonwealth. PA Cyber students reside in 478 of Pennsylvania’s 501 public school districts. For more information, people may visit www.pacyber.org or www.nndsonline.org
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