Information Design, Writing/Editing
Sara Armstrong
Ashley Ball
Geoff Butterfield
Diane Curtis
Paula Monsef

Visual Design
Geoff Butterfield

Design, Programming & Digital Media Production
Richard Herron

Digital Document Production
Laurie Yusem

Copy Editor
Hilary Powers

Testing & Evaluation
Carol McCarthy
Miwa Yokoyama
Diane Demée-Benoit
Marian Shaffner
Mark Sargent

Technical Support
Geoff Butterfield
Leigh Iacobucci

Contributors
Roberta Furger
Jim Hunt
Bernajean Porter

Union City Web Documentary

Produced, Written, and Directed by
Ken Ellis

Associate Producers
Sara Armstrong
Leigh Iacobucci

Camera Crew
Dominic Orlando
John Gullotta

Narrator
Kris Welch

Editor
Karen Sutherland

Production Assistant
Miwa Yokoyama

Union City “Case Study”

Photo Credits
• Group photo (Overview, Screen 3) courtesy of Gary Ferrante.
• Groundbreaking photo (Overview, Screen 3) courtesy of Gary Ferrante.
• Student photo (Community, Screen 1) courtesy of Gary Ferrante.
• Classroom photo (Community, Screen 1) courtesy of Gary Ferrante.
• Group photo (Community, Screen 1) courtesy of Gary Ferrante.
• Student photo (Community, Screen 2) courtesy of Paul Lopez.
• Student photo (Community, Screen 2) courtesy of Paul Lopez.
• Student group photo (Community, Screen 2) courtesy of Paul Lopez.
• Outdoor photo (Community, Screen 3) courtesy of Gary Ferrante.
• Group photo (Community, Screen 3) courtesy of Gary Ferrante.
• Grocery store photo (Community, Screen 6) courtesy of Gary Ferrante.
• Grocery store photo (Community, Screen 6) courtesy of Gary Ferrante.
• All other photos courtesy of GLEF.

Interviews
• Silvia Abbato, Principal, Hudson Elementary School
• Luis Arauz, Social Studies Teacher, Emerson High School
• Juan Calles, Union City Public Schools graduate
• Ana Calles, Union City parent
• Fred Carrigg, Executive Director, Academic Programs, Union City Public Schools
• Laila Hassan, Union City Parent
• Margaret Honey, Independent Evaluator, Center for Children and Technology
• Oscar Negroni, Union City Public Schools graduate
• Stanley Sanger, Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services, Union City Public Schools
• Bill Shapiro, Media Specialist, Union Hill High School
• Marjorie Zaccagna, Peer Coach, Emerson High School

Research Sources

Books
• Fullan, Michael. Leading in a Culture of Change. Jossey-Bass, 2001.

• Fullan, Michael. The New Meaning of Educational Change. Doubleday, 2000.

• Senge, Peter M. (ed.). Schools that Learn: A Fifth Discipline
Fieldbook for Educators, Parents, and Everyone Who Cares About Education. Doubleday, 2000.

Reports
"Final Report: Study of Whole School Reform Implementation in New Jersey Abbott Districts." April 2001. The George Washington University Center for Excellence and Equity in Education, Region III Comprehensive Center. Web: ceee.gwu.edu/school_reform/wsr-nj.pdf

"Internet: The Appropriate Technology." September 1, 1999. Henriquez, Andres. Blueprint Magazine. Web: www.ndol.org/ndol_ci.cfm?kaid=110&subid=181&contentid=1213

"State Summary of New Jersey." 2001. Ed Watch Online. Web: 204.176.179.36/dc/edtrust/edstart.cfm

"Student Web Pages -- Putting a City on the Internet." January 1997. Chang, Han-hua; Henriquez, Andres; Honey, Margaret; Ross, Nancy; and Robbs, Killimanjaro. Web: www2.edc.org/cct/publications_feature_summary.asp?numPubid=26

"The Transformation of Union City: 1989 to Present." August 2000. Honey, Margaret. Web: www2.edc.org/cct/publications_report_summary.asp?numPubid=84

"The Union City Story: Education Reform and Technology -- Students' Performance on Standardized Tests." April, 1998. Chang, Han-hua; Henriquez, Andres; Honey, Margaret; Light, Daniel; Moeller, Babette; and Ross, Nancy. Web: www2.edc.org/cct/publications_report_summary.asp?numPubid=85

"Union City Interactive Multimedia Education Trial: 1993-1995 Summary Report." April 1996. Honey, Margaret and Henriquez, Andres. Web: www2.edc.org/cct/publications_report_summary.asp?numPubid=88

Web Sites
• Education Week on the Web: www.edweek.org/

• National Center for Education Statistics: nces.ed.gov/ccd/

• New Jersey Department of Education: www.state.nj.us/education/

• Union City Online: www.union-city.k12.nj.us/

• United States Census Bureau: www.census.gov/

Interview with Jim Hunt

Co-Producers
Ken Ellis
Diane Curtis

Camera
Robert O. Weller
Jean Paul Damé

Special Thanks
Silvia Abbato, Principal, Hudson Elementary School
Luis Arauz, Social Studies Teacher, Emerson High School
Fred Carrigg, Executive Director, Academic Programs, Union City Public Schools
Gary Ferrante, Supervisor, Media & Library Services, Union City Public Schools
Meriam Lobel, Park Performing Arts Center
Paul Lopez, Union Hill High School Video Program
Carl Johnson, Secretary, Union City Board of Education
Bill Shapiro, Media Specialist, Union Hill High School
Marjorie Zaccagna, Peer Coach, Emerson High School