Principal Pundits
Question: Why did you come to the NASSP Convention? What do you hope to take home with you?
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Renewal, professional development, and networking. I want to take home new energy, information, and skills to instill in teachers.
Carol Barber
Principal
Simmons Middle School
Hoover, AL
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To increase my professional growth and to be inspired by great sessions and by motivational speakers. Brain research has been my favorite topic for the last year. And, finally, to meet my fellow principals.
Joe Keferstein
Realschule Wipperfürth
Wipperfürth, Germany
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Professional development and networking. To me, it is like going to a coach's clinic. You have your system in place, but you might learn something new that will fit in and make it better.
Lynn Moeller
Principal
Pierce (NE) High School
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Because part of our school strategic plan is to develop a world-class knowledge base of experience.
Ron Simmons
Principal
Bloomington (MN)
Kennedy High School
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I enjoy the time networking with principals across the United States. I enjoy visiting the exhibit booths. I do a lot of ordering at the conference. The sessions give the latest information that I take back to our school district to share.
Ron Ward
Principal
Tri-West Middle School
Lizton, IN
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Question: AYP focuses on testing to determine student achievement. If testing is not the answer, what are appropriate ways to measure student progress?
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Satisfaction surveys and longitudinal studies to determine where students end up.
Stephen Blake
Vice Principal
Magee Secondary School
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Value-based testing is very important to help students grow. Other testing to measure schools is meaningless.
Steve Hill
Principal
Thomas Jefferson High School
Bloomington, MN
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Portfolios, student work, and yearly follow-up from year to year on students.
Patrick J. Leonard Sr.
Principal
Lafayette (LA) High School
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Attendance data, discipline numbers, lower student drop-out rates, increased postsecondary completion.
Gary Lundy
Principal
Noble (OK) Middle School
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It is possible to use student testing if it measures individual student growth and can help teachers teach students.
Susan Manikowski
Principal
Plymouth (MN) Middle School
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Criterion-referenced tests, and we also need appropriate progress measurements for students in special education and English language learner programs.
Kathleen Wheaton
Principal
Berry Middle School
Hoover, AL
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