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You Are the Voice of
Experience!
AWSP is seeking article ideas for the theme, "They Didn't Teach Us This
in Principalship 101: The Unexpected Challenges (and Solutions) of Being
a Principal." Have you encountered a situation as a principal that you
weren't prepared for? How did you achieve success, and what did you
learn in the process? If you have an experience you’d like to
share, please contact Jennifer Fellinger, AWSP's director of
communications, at jennifer@awsp.org or
800.562.6100.
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- Principals Name New Manager of Chewelah Peak
Chewelah Peak Outdoor Learning Center is under the direction of a new general manager. Bill Barnes, an educator who has led student programs at Chewelah Peak since 2004, officially stepped into the position Oct. 17, 2008.
- Sign Up Now for National Green Week 2009
Principals are invited to register their schools to participate in National Green Week, Feb. 2-9, 2009. Participation is free and will provide your school with environmental curriculum for green assignments, activities and projects that can be integrated into science, math, language arts, social studies and creative arts curricula.
- TNT: Online System Helps Parents, Kids Stay on Track
Virtually everything in teachers’ grade books is now available online to students and parents for kids who attend Foss, Lincoln, Mount Tahoma, Stadium and Wilson high schools, the School of the Arts and Baker, Hunt, Meeker, McIlvaigh and Stewart middle schools. Somewhat surprisingly, Tacoma officials discovered it’s students – not parents – who are using the system most.
- Granite Falls Principal Releases New Book
Cathie West, principal of Mountain Way Elementary, has co-authored a book, "Leadership Teaming: The Superintendent-Principal Relationship," with Dr. Mary Lynne Derrington, former superintendent of Blaine School District and currently a professor at WWU. The book, published by Corwin Press, is due out this month.
- More AWSP Highlights
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