{"id":3173,"date":"2010-07-09T16:14:09","date_gmt":"2010-07-09T20:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=3173"},"modified":"2013-06-17T10:17:33","modified_gmt":"2013-06-17T14:17:33","slug":"chattanooga-builds-education-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2010\/07\/chattanooga-builds-education-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Chattanooga builds education leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px; width: 240px; height: 200px;\">[slickr-flickr tag=&#8221;EducationLeaders2010&#8243; items=&#8221;6&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; type=&#8221;slideshow&#8221; size=&#8221;small&#8221; flickr_link=&#8221;on&#8221;]<\/div>\n<p>The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) is a core partner in the establishment of the Principal Leadership Academy, a joint effort to train aspiring Hamilton County Schools\u2019 principals. The Academy, which launches this month, is the outcome of a partnership among the Hamilton County Department of Education, the Public Education Foundation (PEF), the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce and The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Professors from the UTC College of Health, Education and Professional Studies and the UTC College of Business will be engaged in this academic endeavor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUTC will be actively involved in the Academy,\u201d said Dr. Mary Tanner, dean of the UTC College of Health, Education and Professional Studies. \u201cOur professors will help create and deliver an Academy curriculum focused on leadership and management skills, the use of instructional data and establishing a positive school culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>httpvh:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/dyjW6xaPq4E<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Godfrey Saunders has been named director of the Principal Leadership Academy.<br \/>\nAnnouncement of Saunders\u2019 appointment, as well as the members of the first class of principal candidates and their mentors was made Friday, June 9, at Unum, one of the Academy\u2019s major investors along with Joe Davenport of Pointer Management and an anonymous businessman.<\/p>\n<p>A veteran of 32 years as a public schools science teacher, counselor and administrator, Saunders comes to Chattanooga from Bozeman, Montana, where he served as principal of Bozeman High School and Bridger Alternative School from 1996 to 2009. Saunders wrote his doctoral dissertation on principal mentoring at Montana State University, served on the curriculum leadership and professional development teams in his school district, and trained 13 principal interns during his tenure as principal at Bozeman High.<\/p>\n<p>According to Saunders, directing the Principal Leadership Academy is the next logical step in his career. \u201cAfter a long career of working directly with teachers and students as a principal, I look forward to helping to prepare Hamilton County\u2019s next generation of school leaders for excellence,\u201d Saunders said. \u201cAlthough there are other principal preparation programs across the country, the integration of business and instructional leadership skills we\u2019ve planned in the Principal Leadership Academy is groundbreaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Principal Leadership Academy will involve 13 Hamilton County Schools\u2019 assistant principals who have expressed interest in becoming principals. The Academy will combine a foundation in core business skills with advanced training in instructional leadership. Topics will include culture and climate, building management, finances, human resources, strategic leadership and community relations.<\/p>\n<p>Each Academy participant will be assigned an executive from the business community as a mentor. Academy participants will have opportunities to shadow mentors and receive input and advice regarding leadership issues. Participants will also visit at least one high-performing school outside of Hamilton County.<\/p>\n<p>The Principal Leadership Academy includes a significant business component. \u201cThe Chamber is pleased that the Academy will offer prospective principals significant training in business management and finances,\u201d said Tom Edd Wilson, president and CEO of the Chattanooga Area Chamber. \u201cThe mentoring the Academy participants receive through the Business Mentors program will serve our future school leaders well, and we hope will encourage the development of strong and productive ties between the educational and business communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Jim Scales said creation of the principal preparation academy fulfills one of his primary objectives. \u201cBeing a principal is an incredibly demanding job, and we need to give new principals every tool available to be successful in that role,\u201d Scales said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cResearch shows that no school has ever reached greatness without a strong principal at its helm,\u201d said PEF President Dan Challener. \u201cHelping develop strong school leaders is vital to PEF\u2019s mission of improving student achievement, and we are pleased to work with our partners to administer the Principals Leadership Academy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new director of the Academy will work with the PEF staff and our partners to coordinate all of the elements of the Academy, and to help upcoming principals learn to use data in a targeted way, recognize effective teaching and build the collaboration needed to create academic success for students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saunders holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in science education, a master\u2019s degree in counseling and a doctorate of education degree from Montana State University. He served on the board of directors for the National Merit Scholarship Corp. for nine years and currently serves on the Teachers Education Accreditation Board and the Board of Crime Control for the State of Montana.<\/p>\n<h2>Assistant Principals Participating in the Principal Leadership Academy 2010-2011<\/h2>\n<p>Randall Bell \u2013 Hixson Elementary\/Rivermont Elementary<br \/>\nHaley Brown \u2013 Normal Park<br \/>\nLaKesha Carson \u2013 Howard High<br \/>\nRobin Cayce \u2013 Normal Park<br \/>\nRachel Duke \u2013 Sequoyah High<br \/>\nBlake Freeman \u2013 Orchard Knob Middle<br \/>\nPreston Gonter \u2013 Central Office<br \/>\nKatrina Gravitte \u2013 Red Bank Elementary<br \/>\nJohn Pierce \u2013 Red Bank High<br \/>\nCrystal Sorrells \u2013 Brainerd High<br \/>\nJennifer Spates \u2013 Shepherd Elementary<br \/>\nLaFrederick Thirkill \u2013 Apison Elementary<br \/>\nCindy Wages \u2013 Loftis Middle<\/p>\n<h2>Business Mentors<\/h2>\n<p>Tim Arnold, Unum<br \/>\nBob Best, Unum<br \/>\nJim Brexler, Erlanger Health System<br \/>\nTom Griscom<br \/>\nRon Harr, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee<br \/>\nJim Hobson, Memorial Healthcare System<br \/>\nHoward Levine, Miller &amp; Martin PLLC<br \/>\nMichael Mathis, Regions Bank<br \/>\nDarrell Moore, Parkridge<br \/>\nSonya Nelson, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee<br \/>\nRyan Rose, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.<br \/>\nSusanne G. Schaefer, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.<br \/>\nHenry Smith, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee<br \/>\nJim Steffner, Jr., Steff\u2019s Co. &amp; Electric Motor Sales<br \/>\nTom Thompson, Unum<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[slickr-flickr tag=&#8221;EducationLeaders2010&#8243; items=&#8221;6&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; type=&#8221;slideshow&#8221; size=&#8221;small&#8221; flickr_link=&#8221;on&#8221;] The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) is a core partner in the establishment of the Principal Leadership Academy, a joint effort to train aspiring Hamilton County Schools\u2019 principals. 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