Changing+the+Culture+of+Ahoskie+Elementary+School

On January 18, 2015, I had the honor of going to the National Education Conference at Ron Clark Academy with NELA, (Northeast Leadership Academy). When I left to go, I was in search of a way to change the culture of the school in which I was serving as Assistant Principal. The morale of the teachers were down, the discipline rate was up, and the students lacked the motivation that they needed in order to have high student achievement When I walked into Ron Clark Academy, I was surprised everyone was so enthused to be there. The students, the teachers, administration, everyone. I knew this is what I wanted to see at my school. I took in every detail of the conference and observations in the classes. While there, I begin to plan how I was going to go back and present this to my principal to get his buy-in so we would be able to move forward. As a result, when I returned I sold it to my principal. I then did a presentation to my assistant superintendent who brought into it. In April of 2015, I was allowed to take eight of my staff members to visit Ron Clark Academy. They were so motivated when they left. Immediately, they begin planning their classes and what they were going to do to get others involved. As a result, our whole school became a transformation zone.

Article featured in NCSU Blog about the culture change: []

Education Makeover http://www.roanoke-chowannewsherald.com/2015/08/20/educational-makeover/