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Chuck Ott​ has been a classroom teacher, guidance counselor, school psychologist and superintendent. Through it all, his focus has been on dropout prevention and high school reform.

Talk Description: Grandparents and high school students find a way to examine and alter school culture, without punishment or reward. In this enlightening and funny talk, Chuck Ott shares how Portsmouth High School addressed problematic language in school.

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