Week of March 7

Such a busy week! On Monday I had the opportunity to speak with the Clinton Rotary Club at lunch. Lunch was delicious and I enjoyed the opportunity to talk about how wonderful our community is and how our roots run deep! Our community has always been so supportive of our public schools and organizations like the Rotary Club continue help our schools excel. After lunch I drove to Greene County to speak with teachers at Snow Hill Primary School. What a great group of teachers! We talked about the dreaded "3rd Quarter Slump" and ways to renew your passion for education even during those difficult and stressful times!

I spent Tuesday morning at Meredith College! Meredith was hosting a teacher recruitment fair and I had the opportunity to talk with some amazing aspiring teachers! With the budget, I realize that everyone is afraid to hire; however, for those of you that need to fill some positions at your school, you will be pleased with the quality of teachers applying!
On Tuesday evening, we had our weekly EPFP meeting. This week we had the opportunity to talk with various lobbyist in education. It was a very informative evening!

On Wednesday, I spent the day in the office catching up on paperwork and research. Then I packed my bags for two more Principal of the Year site visits and off to Mt. Airy I went.

On Thursday I joined Jan King and Sonja Leathers to visit Mt. Airy High School. We spent the day with Sandy George the regional Principal of the Year. What an amazing school! After our school visit, we then toured "Mayberry" like all good tourists!

On Friday, we spent the day at Grimsley High School in Greensboro. We had a great visit and truly enjoyed our visit. Ms. Anna Brady is an amazing leader and is her regional Principal of the Year.

I have really enjoyed visiting so many wonderful schools!

Here are some fun pics from our trip to Mayberry!