My dad is the high school principal of a moderately-sized high school in Washington State. He has also been a lifeguard in Miami, a history teacher, a basketball coach, an assistant principal, and a Director of Curriculum and Instruction. He has been the principal of four high schools, one he helped build from the ground up and two others that he helped to remodel extensively. He has been working in the public school systems since the fall of 1969. He was the winner of the Washington Award for Excellence in Education the first year they introduced it, and has been nominated once since then.
Notably, when I job-shadowed at his latest high school, almost all of the staff I saw made a point to take me aside and tell me what a great boss my dad is. He is generally well-respected in the state for his work, has served in the past as the budget chair for the principal's association, and is currently serving as the representative for his league. His specialities include school law, curriculum and instruction, standardized testing, and school construction, among others.
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If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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