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Dennis added the role of COOLSchool principal to his duties in 2004. For more than a decade, Dennis was a research assistant in geophysics in OSU's College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. In 1990, he earned his certification in elementary education. He was a classroom teacher in Newberg School District, and was later hired as their technology coordinator. Since December of 1996, he served as the OPEN Clearinghouse OPENC coordinator where he was responsible for overseeing development of online resources for Oregon teachers. At the height of development the site was averaging over 600 daily user sessions. State funding for the project ended in 2004. In 2001, he was also appointed development coordinator for COOLSchool. Dennis holds a master's degree in information technology and completed his Initial Administrative License in 2000.