I want to take this opportunity to express my appreciation and high level of gratification over the fact that Dr. Freddie Williamson is named the Regional Superintendent of the Year!
In 2006, the Hoke County School District was diligently searching for a leader who could move the school system forward. On July 1, 2006, the Hoke County School Board hired Dr. Williamson as the Hoke County School System’s Superintendent. Prior to coming to Hoke County, Dr. Williamson had already served in a plethora of diverse roles in his educational career (e.g., teacher, assistant principal, vocational-educational director, principal, director of secondary and middle school education, director of personnel, associate superintendent, and a boys and girls basketball coach), therefore becoming a superintendent was inevitable; the school board knew he could advance the Hoke County’s School System, however the “key” was: he was a willing vessel. Dr. Williamson evolved in his career, because he effectively demonstrated strong leadership skills. Great leaders are visionaries, and Dr. Williamson is no different, he is accurate in forecasting future trends, directions, and developments. In the 2013-2014 school year, with the school board’s approval, Dr. Williamson led the public-private partnership school project. Sandy Grove Middle
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Williamson was especially intentional in trying to solve the problem that there was a desperate need to build a middle school, though the county did not have the sufficient amount of funds. With the public-private partnership, along with Dr. Williamson’s leadership, the county was able to build a facility that produces 14% more energy than it consumes. Sandy Grove Middle School is the nation’s first net-positive energy, LEED platinum designed school. The involvement of a private firm allowed for tax credits that the school system could not utilize under the traditional school construction
Bishop’s career in the Chatham County School System began as a teacher at Horton High School. He taught there for many years and he touched a lot of people’s lives to the point where they tell me countless stories about him. After his tenure at Horton he got promoted to assistant principal at Northwood High School after they integrated. He eventually retired from the Chatham County School System after 33 years of dedicated service. Bishop also
St. Augustine, Florida – May 10, 2020 – During the ABC School Board meeting on May 10, 2020, the board appointed Dr. Jamie Walker-Davidson as the new superintendent of schools. She will be stepping up to replace Dr. David Romano, who will be retiring after 20 years serving the ABC school district. Board President Matthew Barnes stated, “We are excited that we were able to fill this position with such a competent and valuable candidate.” Dr. Walker-Davidson officially takes office on July 1, 2020, however she has already begun working with Dr. David Romano, the staff, and school board for a seamless transition.
An accomplished professional educator and academic administrator, Eric Becoats has served as the chief administrative officer of Greensboro, North Carolina’s Guilford County Schools and as an adjunct professor with the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s School of Education. He has also worked as a consultant, providing executive-level support to the president and chief executive officer of Chicago, Illinois’ Atlantic Research Partners. Since July of 2015, Eric Becoats has served as an assistant superintendent with the School District of Philadelphia.
Dr. David Bolton has had an interesting spring, to say the least. He has served in the capacity of the Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education in Central Bucks for two years. At the end of Dr. Bolton’s second year, the retiring Superintendent planned to retire officially on May 30, 2016 but in a series of events involving new School Board members, he was asked to clean out his office on Monday, May 9, 2016. The Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education also retired early in March of 2016, leaving Dr. Bolton currently with the title of Substitute Superintendent until a new Superintendent begins on June 6, 2016. Dr. Bolton has been completing tasks since March as Elementary and Secondary Assistant Superintendents and Substitute Superintendent all at once. My original interview was scheduled with the outgoing superintendent during the week of his departure. In light of this complication, Dr. Bolton was gracious enough to answer my questions in an email but I was unable to interview him in person or on the phone due to his busy schedule.
This interview was conducted with Wes Jensen the current principal of Mountain View Middle School. He has been the principal at his current school for two years, and was vice principal of the Blackfoot High School for two years. Before he became an administrator he was a classroom teacher for seven years, giving him 11 years of experience in education. The school has a very diverse population comprised of many different ethnicities including Native American, Hispanic, and Caucasian. The economic situations range from wealthy to highly impoverished. As the principal of this school he is a very professional man who holds high expectations for his staff.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the fellow colleagues wish to express their gratitude to James Tillery for his many contributions to the students of Northampton County Schools;
Mork has initiated at Crescent School District to create gains in student achievement include helping staff to set goals within the Teacher Principal Evaluation Program (TPEP), adding pizzaz to the middle school and high school curriculum, and the addition of the ‘STARS’ course at the high school level.
im pretty sure we 've all heard of the freddy grey case in baltimore. if you haven 't freddie grey was a victim of alleged police brutality which lead to his death in police custody, it sparked nationwide outrage and protests.This outrage mainly exists because the officers who could say what happened are protected by a Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights, which limits and delays questioning police about potential misconduct. In discussion of Baltimore and Bolstering a Police Officers’ Right to Remain Silent,we will analyze facts and opinions from three people in the nytimes/room for debate section who gave their opinion on this matter..
In being promoted to State Street Elementary Head Building Principal in 2016, Mr. Jacob Sholtis, a white male, has already demonstrated his ability to successfully lead a large suburban school building. At the age of 35, he is the youngest head building principal in the school district by around ten years. Moreover, he is a graduate of the neighboring school district Hanover Area. For this reason, he is a native of the Wyoming Valley community with an extensive background of the area.
It is personally satisfying to me to work with the students and teachers in District 57. I am driven to do my very best for them. Through collaboration with the teachers, I was able to determine their needs, from gathering and preparing materials to providing extra help in the classroom. I demonstrated cooperation and
Every school district has board meetings throughout the school year. Unfortunately, many parents, community members, & school personnel do not attend such important meetings because they don’t realize or understand the importance of such board meetings or how informative they can be. According to Kankakee School District (2017), the Kankakee School District Board of Education is composed of seven elected members, who were elected by the citizens of Kankakee to serve a four-year term that do not receive no salary for they services, are committed to ensuring a quality of educational excellence that will enhance the opportunities and challenges facing today’s student and additional responsibilities that board members include are selection of the District superintendent, developing general polices according to wishes of the community and requirements of law, hiring school personnel based upon recommendation of the Superintendent and the Assistant Superintendent of Personnel, adopts salary schedules, approves funds to finance school operations, must adopt and review the annual operating budget for the District, and setting the property tax levy to produce adequate funds to meet the District’s financial needs ranks among the responsibilities of the Board of Education (Retrieved from https://www.ksd111.org/domain/68). For this paper, the Kankakee School District board meeting will be used, information learned from board meeting, use of
David Kane is an African-American young gentleman, who has been latterly awarded the position of a principal at the Thurgood Marshall High School, Illinois. The school is two years old and divided into four “house”, each comprised of 300 students, 18 faculty members and a housemaster. Dr. Louis Parker had been the school’s first principal and had an impressive background, but he reassigned in disillusionment and many described him as a “broken man” .
With the background of a parent and eighteen years of teaching at the elementary level in the Mead School District, I am happy to write this letter of recommendation for Ms. Emily Purkey. Confidence in her teaching ability is based on volunteer time spent with my child’s first grade classroom. As a result of her maturity level, instructional skills, and classroom management, I speak highly of Ms. Purkey for any educational position or endeavor that she may seek to pursue.
An effective school leader possesses skills to create, implement, evaluate, improve and share a staff development plan. I met with Ben Rhodes, Sandy Creek Middle School’s principal, to interview him on the specific elements of his yearly staff development plan. We began with the design process focusing on the district and school goals. District goals include improving literacy across the content areas in reading and writing, Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum (GVC). Guaranteed and Viable Technology (GVT), and Closing the Achievement Gap (Equity in Excellence). Using a variety of assessments to focus on specific needs, Ben Rhodes and Mary Sonya, our Pupil Achievement Specialist, examined CSAP, Explore, MAP, and RAD data. They use the
The Kentucky Leadership Framework defines teacher leaders as those who “transform their classrooms, schools, and profession, activating teacher growth and achieving equity and excellence for students” (Kentucky Teacher Leadership Work Team, 2015, p. 4). Therefore, the definition of what it means to be a teacher leader can be found in a review of relevant literature; yet, their roles can be unclear within the schools (Angelle and Schmid, 2007). Jacobs, Gordon, and Solis (2016) point out that when “teacher-leaders’ roles and responsibilities are not clearly defined, misunderstanding, conflict, and resentment can result” (p. 399). In addition, a study of 672 participants revealed that teacher perceptions regarding teacher leadership can vary based on school grade configurations—elementary, middle, and high (Angelle and DeHart, 2011). According to Angelle and Schmidt (2007), “As we work to provide precision to the term teacher leadership, we look to widen the level of understanding of this critical component of school reform at all levels” (p.