Thank you,
Washington Mutual
for continuing your support of SBISD principals!
 Principals
from Spring Branch Independent School District will receive
scholarships to attend The Principal’s Center at
Harvard University in summer 2008, thanks to a $15,000
grant awarded to Spring Branch Education Foundation by
Washington Mutual.
“The
Foundation Board of Directors is delighted with this generous gift,” says
Gary Junek, Board chair. “Last year, Washington Mutual gave
us $10,000 for the same purpose, and three principals attended the
institute. This summer we will be able to send more principals.”
Washington
Mutual increased its gift in order to involve more principals
in 2008, according to Joni Baird, First Vice President, Community
and External Affairs. “We are pleased to support Spring Branch ISD and its
efforts toward professional development and principal excellence.
We heard such enthusiastic responses from the educators last summer,
we chose to expand the program.”
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Randolph Adami, principal, Northbrook High School,
and Laura Schuhmann, principal, Northbrook Middle
School at Harvard’s Principal Center
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During
the nine-day program principals refine their leadership and management
skills and revitalize their personal vision of leadership in a highly
interactive environment. They examine the components of a good school
and learn how to enhance the quality of the school experience for
everyone.
“The
most important thing I learned,” says Randolph Adami, principal
of Northbrook High School, describing his 2007 experience, “was
that whether we [were] from Texas, Australia, Scotland,
or Singapore, from schools that were private, public,
wealthy or poor, we all had very much in common and we
were able to learn from each other.”
Gary
Henry, principal of Valley Oaks Elementary, says the experience “made
us feel proud to be in the business of educating children.”
Laura
Schuhmann, principal of Northbrook Middle School agrees, “One
of the best parts was to see 150 other school leaders
who all are so professional and dedicated to making their
schools the best place for teaching and learning.”
Principals
to participate in the 2008 summer program will be selected
in the spring.
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