Qualifications

Tim Kraus understands teaching in elementary, secondary and at the college level. He is also experienced in union leadership, organizational management, and the politics of the Cincinnati Community and beyond .

Teaching Experience

• Social Studies and Educational Technology Teacher at Shroder Paideia and the Hughes Center for 10 years
• Artist in Residence-Media Specialist Fairfield West Elementary for 5 years
• Adjunct Faculty University of Rio Grande, Hamilton, Ohio Campus, “Media Education and Arts Integration into the Classroom.” Summer 2000 and Summer 2007
• Adjunct Faculty Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, “Digital Literacy for Teachers.” Summer 2002
• Graduate Student Lecturer in US History, Kansas State University 1976 – 1979

Union Leadership

• Chief Labor Delegate and Union Officer from 2001-2006
• CFT Bargaining Committee Chair 2006-2007
• CFT Executive Council 2001 - 2007
• OFT and AFT Convention Delegate 2006 - 2007
• CFT Representative to the Teacher Union Reform Network (TURN) 2005 – 2006
• Participant/Member of the Institute for Teacher Union Leadership
• University of Minnesota Summer 2005
• Harvard University Summer 2006

• CFT Delegation Leader to the Cincinnati AFL-CIO Central Labor Council 2001-2006
• United Steelworkers 1859 Delegate to the Cincinnati AFL-CIO Central Labor Council 1980 -1983

Educational Leadership

• CPS Social Studies Curriculum Council and Steering Committee 1999 – 2002

• National Council for the Teachers of English (NCTE) Commission on Media 1998 – 2006
• 20 Years experience leading Media Literacy and Curriculum Integration workshops and training for teachers, trainers and media producers

Organizational Leadership

• Member of Board of Trustees and President of Federation of Ohio River Coops (FORC) 1992 – 1999: A $10 million Consumer Cooperative Natural Foods Distributor—merged with Northeast Cooperatives in 1999
• Member of Board of Directors and President of Northeast Cooperatives 1999 – 2003: A $150 million Consumer Cooperative Natural Foods Distributor merged with United Naturals 2003
• Founding Member and Board Member of Media Working Group, Inc.: A non-profit artist run media education, production, research, and advocacy organization 1987 – Present
• Director of the Ohio Valley Regional Media Arts Coalition. Organized educational programming for independent filmmakers and assisted in marketing independent productions to Public Television 1989 – 1990
• Interim Director of Cincinnati Cable Access Corporation Managed a small non-profit staff for a city government created Cable Access Advocacy Organization 1986

Community and District Leadership

• 15 years experience as an active CPS parent of two daughters
• Politically active 24 year resident and home owner in College Hill