Grier Middle
School |
| Education | Appalachian State University, BS in
Special Education Winthrop College, MA in Special Education Winthrop University, EDS in Administration and Supervision |
| Current Job | Principal at Grier Middle
School in Gaston County My duties include hiring staff and making staff assignments within the organization, completing staff observations and evaluations, curriculum and instructional leader, fund manager, establishing and maintaining a safe, orderly and inviting school climate, and liaison between central office, school level staff, students, parents, and community. |
| Other Jobs | I was the Assistant Principal at Grier Middle from 1992-95, Principal of MeAdenville Elementary Principal from 1995-97, and returned to Grier as Principal in 1997. I was an elementary teacher of mentally handicapped students for 9 years and an elementary itinerant teacher of academically gifted students for 7 years prior to becoming an administrator. |
| Passions | I love to read, walk, and attend sporting events with my family. I also like to travel and especially enjoy the beach. I am a Sunday School Teacher with 4 year olds and have just completed a e year term as an Elder in my church. I am committed to the future. I recycle, reuse, I am a staunch supporter and vocal advocate for public education and for all Children and Youth. I am the proud mom of two older teenage children and the wife of my highschool sweetheart. |
| Must Reads | The Hero's Journey by
John L. Brown and Cerylle A. Moffett- this book tells how heroic educators
can triumph in their journey through new practices and confrontations to
the barriers of change in education and achieve excellence for
students. The stages of the journey are illustrated with many familiar
situations for any school administrator. The Wounded Spirit by Frank Peretti- This is a great book for a middle school educator. The author examines the pain from his past and helps us uncover the scars in our own lives. He illustrates how ridicule and rejection can push people beyond the brink. He shows us the way to heal the wounded spirit that lies within us all. |
| Quotes | "Do unto others as you would
have them do unto you" THE HOLY BIBLE "If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it." unknown "A century from now it will not matter what kind of house I lived in or how much money I had in the bank...But one hundred years from now the world may be a better place, because I was important in the life of a child." unknown "In the Book of Life the answers aren't in the back." Charlie Brown aka Charles Schultz |
| last modified: 01/23/01 |