More than 50 business and community leaders serve as Principal for a Day

Today, Springfield Councilmember Matthew Simpson served students as Principal for a Day at his old elementary school.

 

Together with Gray principal Angie Carder, Simpson participated in a data-driven meeting with a learning coach, observed a letter-writing lesson and participated in a discussion in his son's third-grade classroom about marine biology.

 

"I wanted to serve as Principal for a Day to learn more about how learning strategies and data are implemented for learning," he said. "I attended Gray in the 1990s, and it's so different from today. Our teachers are focused on decisions grounded in data, and that work is often not visible. I wanted to see it."

 

Across the district, more than 50 community leaders, business owners, CEOs and executives joined SPS principal at every school for a half-day job shadow experience like no other.

 

“We believe that informed community leaders become impactful advocates for public education,” said Dr. Grenita Lathan, superintendent. “This was a day for you to see the real, exceptional work of our team of educators and then tell the story of the learning you see.”