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Wednesday, May 16 2012, 04:43 PM EDT
Graduating Leadership Fellows Take New Skills to Classroom
Twenty-seven Hamilton County educators have recently completed their twelve-month tenure as Leadership Fellows and passed the baton to a class of 30 newly selected Fellows.
Sponsored by the Public Education Foundation in partnership with the Hamilton County Department of Education, Leadership Fellows has now produced more than 400 graduates, including 41 principals, 42 assistant principals and 59 teacher leaders such as school-based instructional coaches and lead teachers. So far this year, five newly promoted Hamilton County principals are former Leadership Fellows.
“Every year, 60 to 70 teachers apply to become Leadership Fellows because they want to develop skills and build relationships to help them take an active role in moving their schools forward. This year’s class has been very strong,” said Ann Kilcher, PEF’s Senior Consultant with the Leadership initiative.
Leadership Fellows participate in a rigorous year of training in addition to their usual teaching duties to prepare for various roles leading positive change in their schools. The program was established in 1999 with funding from the Annenberg Foundation. Its purpose is to give emerging school leaders the skills and knowledge they need to participate in decision-making and school improvement. The program involves monthly workshops, job shadowing, school visits, mentoring and study groups. The Fellows also participate in leadership projects and presentations, and create a leadership portfolio demonstrating what they have learned through this program.
“My parents both went through Leadership Fellows, so I had some idea about what to expect. But I’ve grown more professionally in the past 12 months as an LF as I have in four years of teaching,” says recent graduate Tyler Rich of Red Bank High.
Another Fellow, Hilary Smith of Howard, agrees: “I’m a school counselor and I hate to be out of the building and away from my kids. Leadership Fellows has been one of the most rewarding professional development opportunities I’ve ever had; it’s worth the time away because everyone has a responsibility for educational leadership in our school, not just teachers.”
Graduating Leadership Fellows from Cohort 13 (2011-12):
Nikki Bailey
Lookout Valley Elementary
Levar Brown
Brainerd High
Michael Calloway
The Howard School
Kennisha Cann
Clifton Hills Elementary
John Daum
Central High
Angela Emmert
Harrison Elementary
Jasmine Farrow
Woodmore Elementary
Karyn Hall
Hillcrest Elementary
April Kabler
Chattanooga Creative Arts
Ellen Leamon
Allen/ Soddy Elementary
Steven Lewis
Central High
Dawn Lim
Red Bank High
Sam Martin
Rivermont Elementary
Justin McCulley
East Ridge High
Travis Miller
CSLA
Rebecca Millott
CSLA
Jennifer Mitchell
The Howard School
Fannie Moore
East Brainerd Elementary
Brenda Mouzon
Brainerd High
Jayme Newell
Snow Hill Elementary
Renee Parker
Hixson High
Kathy Petros
HCDE
Ann Pitre
Battle Academy
Tyler Rich
Red Bank High
Hilary Smith
The Howard School
Lindsay Starnes
Calvin Donaldson Elementary
Lebron Stinson
The Howard School
Incoming Leadership Fellows in Cohort 14 (2012-2013):
Brenda Adamson-Cothran
Ooltewah Elementary
Cristi Beckner
Spring Creek Elementary
Elizabeth Betbeze
Hixson Elementary
Jennifer Brownlee
Normal Park Museum
Ebony Carter
The Howard School
Timothy Cline
Rivermont Elementary
Angela Davis
Hardy Elementary
Michelle Ford
Hixson Elementary
Traci Garner
Thrasher Elementary
Ranita Glenn
Hardy Elementary
Kelly Greene
The Howard School
Sunni Hart
Red Bank Elementary
Karina Hendrix
Brown Academy
Angie Hudson
CSLA
Carl Knight
Hixson Middle
Erica Knight
Spring Creek Elementary
Andy LaFevor
Red Bank Middle
Sarah Lane
Smith/Ooltewah/Snow Hill
Tammy Mays
Big Ridge Elementary
Meghan Moss
Rivermont Elementary
Nicole Pena
Brown Academy
Cynthia Powell
Hixson Middle
Nicelle Price-Gray
The Howard School
Kimberly Pringle
Big Ridge Elementary
Rebecca Randolph
Lookout Valley Elementary
Angelika Riano
HCDE
Patricia Russell
Bess T. Shepherd/Harrison
James Stone
Central High
Vandana Taneja
Clifton Hills Elementary
Ashley Wilbur
The Howard School
Sponsored by the Public Education Foundation in partnership with the Hamilton County Department of Education, Leadership Fellows has now produced more than 400 graduates, including 41 principals, 42 assistant principals and 59 teacher leaders such as school-based instructional coaches and lead teachers. So far this year, five newly promoted Hamilton County principals are former Leadership Fellows.
“Every year, 60 to 70 teachers apply to become Leadership Fellows because they want to develop skills and build relationships to help them take an active role in moving their schools forward. This year’s class has been very strong,” said Ann Kilcher, PEF’s Senior Consultant with the Leadership initiative.
Leadership Fellows participate in a rigorous year of training in addition to their usual teaching duties to prepare for various roles leading positive change in their schools. The program was established in 1999 with funding from the Annenberg Foundation. Its purpose is to give emerging school leaders the skills and knowledge they need to participate in decision-making and school improvement. The program involves monthly workshops, job shadowing, school visits, mentoring and study groups. The Fellows also participate in leadership projects and presentations, and create a leadership portfolio demonstrating what they have learned through this program.
“My parents both went through Leadership Fellows, so I had some idea about what to expect. But I’ve grown more professionally in the past 12 months as an LF as I have in four years of teaching,” says recent graduate Tyler Rich of Red Bank High.
Another Fellow, Hilary Smith of Howard, agrees: “I’m a school counselor and I hate to be out of the building and away from my kids. Leadership Fellows has been one of the most rewarding professional development opportunities I’ve ever had; it’s worth the time away because everyone has a responsibility for educational leadership in our school, not just teachers.”
Graduating Leadership Fellows from Cohort 13 (2011-12):
Nikki Bailey
Lookout Valley Elementary
Levar Brown
Brainerd High
Michael Calloway
The Howard School
Kennisha Cann
Clifton Hills Elementary
John Daum
Central High
Angela Emmert
Harrison Elementary
Jasmine Farrow
Woodmore Elementary
Karyn Hall
Hillcrest Elementary
April Kabler
Chattanooga Creative Arts
Ellen Leamon
Allen/ Soddy Elementary
Steven Lewis
Central High
Dawn Lim
Red Bank High
Sam Martin
Rivermont Elementary
Justin McCulley
East Ridge High
Travis Miller
CSLA
Rebecca Millott
CSLA
Jennifer Mitchell
The Howard School
Fannie Moore
East Brainerd Elementary
Brenda Mouzon
Brainerd High
Jayme Newell
Snow Hill Elementary
Renee Parker
Hixson High
Kathy Petros
HCDE
Ann Pitre
Battle Academy
Tyler Rich
Red Bank High
Hilary Smith
The Howard School
Lindsay Starnes
Calvin Donaldson Elementary
Lebron Stinson
The Howard School
Incoming Leadership Fellows in Cohort 14 (2012-2013):
Brenda Adamson-Cothran
Ooltewah Elementary
Cristi Beckner
Spring Creek Elementary
Elizabeth Betbeze
Hixson Elementary
Jennifer Brownlee
Normal Park Museum
Ebony Carter
The Howard School
Timothy Cline
Rivermont Elementary
Angela Davis
Hardy Elementary
Michelle Ford
Hixson Elementary
Traci Garner
Thrasher Elementary
Ranita Glenn
Hardy Elementary
Kelly Greene
The Howard School
Sunni Hart
Red Bank Elementary
Karina Hendrix
Brown Academy
Angie Hudson
CSLA
Carl Knight
Hixson Middle
Erica Knight
Spring Creek Elementary
Andy LaFevor
Red Bank Middle
Sarah Lane
Smith/Ooltewah/Snow Hill
Tammy Mays
Big Ridge Elementary
Meghan Moss
Rivermont Elementary
Nicole Pena
Brown Academy
Cynthia Powell
Hixson Middle
Nicelle Price-Gray
The Howard School
Kimberly Pringle
Big Ridge Elementary
Rebecca Randolph
Lookout Valley Elementary
Angelika Riano
HCDE
Patricia Russell
Bess T. Shepherd/Harrison
James Stone
Central High
Vandana Taneja
Clifton Hills Elementary
Ashley Wilbur
The Howard School
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