Alpha Ellen Beers Quincy

Background

Quincy, Alpha Ellen Beers was born on October 15, 1924 in Olympia, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of George Howard and Grace Florence (Penrose) Beers.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Education, California State University, Sacramento, 1960. Master of Arts in Educational Administration, University California, Berkeley, 1966. Postgraduate, University California, Berkeley, since 1996.

Career

Teacher, resource teacher, vice principal, principal, district consultant, Mount Diablo Unified School District, 1959-1983; coordinator Academy Curriculum and Instruction Leaders, Association California School Adminstrs., 1985-1989; consultant education, speaker, writer, workshop leader, since 1983; executive director, San Ramon Valley School Age Child Care Alliance, 1992-1993; member, Contra Costa County Board Education, since 1988; president, Contra Costa County Board Education, 1992, 96. Member California Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission, State Board Education, 1971-1974. Chair committee for reading and literature California Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission, State Board Education, 1971-1974, member English language arts advisory California Assessment Program, since 1971.

Achievements

• Alpha Ellen Beers Quincy has been listed as a noteworthy School board president by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors University California Berkeley, Institute School Administrators, 1979-1988, Diablo International Resources Center. Member League of Women Voters (leader Lafayette unit 1985, education chairperson Diablo Valley 1987, chair nominating committee 1991, education chair since 1989), Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Council Teachers English (writing awards committee 1990-1992, encyclopedia entry team, emeritus assembly), California Association Teachers English (past board directors, program chair 1990 annual conference), Central Council Teachers English (past board member, curriculum study committee since 1970, conference chairman 1991, 96), Association California School Administrators (past member middle school committee, C&I academy coordinator 1984-1988), area VI scholarship chairman since 1990), California School Boards Association, California County Boards Education , Contra Costa School Boards Association, California Retired Teachers Association, East Contra Costa County Retired Teachers Association (program chair 1992-1993, president since 1995), National Women's Political Caucus, University California Berkeley Alumni Association, International Reading Association, California Reading Association, Contra Costa Reading Association, Commonwealth Club California, Concord Century Club, Home Group, Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Kappa Gamma.

Connections

Married John Jay Quincy, November 12, 1942 (deceased February 1987). Children: Cheri Sue, John Jay.

Father:

George Howard Beers

Mother:

Grace Florence (Penrose) Beers

Spouse:

John Jay Quincy

child:

Cheri Sue Quincy

child:

John Jay Quincy