Principals for a Day Praise Local 学校

More than 200 business and community leaders who served as guest principals were impressed by local public schools during the recent Principal for a Day event. The annual event has become the largest one-day involvement by businesses in the schools of the 长滩 Unified School District. Serving as superintendent for a day was Tom McMahon, regional vice president for retail operations for Starbucks Coffee Co. McMahon shadowed superintendent Christopher J. steinhaus指出. "I just had an awesome day," McMahon said. “这真是太棒了. At Starbucks we believe in leading with your heart, your head and your hands. In all the schools I visited, I saw a lot of that. 我要找的东西, 我发现, was that you are continuing to advance and pilot things to try and reach that next level. You see a lot of teachers focused on improving student performance, and I think that's very good." McMahon is responsible for the development of Starbucks retail store operations and customer service for approximately 500 stores. The 长滩 Education Foundation facilitates the Principal for a Day event each year. The 长滩 Area Chamber of Commerce and the 长滩 Unified School District are co-facilitators and underwriters of the event. The Education Foundation enlists the leadership of business executives in the community to plan and carry out the event. 今年, Ryan Alsop, Director of Government & Public Affairs for 长滩 Water, 还有布鲁斯·麦克雷, 公共事务总监, Western Region for United Parcel Service, 担任活动联合主席. Following a day at their school, the principals for a day gathered for a debriefing to share their observations of life in California's third largest school district. "I'm amazed at how well the high schools are run with such a large student population,雷·扬科夫斯基说, president and CEO of Community Hospital of 长滩. He served as a guest principal at 威尔逊 and 莱克伍德 high schools in previous years. 今年, he served at 米利根 High School, where he was joined by Randy Gordon, president and CEO of the 长滩 Area Chamber of Commerce. "The school was much cleaner than I anticipated," Gordon said. "The students are more disciplined and attentive than I thought they would be. Overall, my impression was very good.Greg Haeseler说, a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch, 参观约旦高中, where he met with student leaders. "I was very impressed with the Student Council," Haeseler said. "These kids are our future leaders. 其中一个学生, 一个初级, 是如此的接地气, and I told him what a great example he was to others.辛迪·斯科夫加德, executive director of Partnerships Volunteer Hospice, toured 阿尔瓦拉多 小学 School. "Principal Julie Nyssen runs a top-notch school," Skovgard said. "She's got a great staff, with great cohesiveness. We visited classrooms and met with staff, counselors and special education teachers. They really care for every child, and it shows.——汤姆·奈特, gift and estate development manager for the Memorial Medical Center Foundation, 参观了卡布里洛高中. "I hadn't been in a school since I graduated. I couldn't get over the computer programming and graphic arts," Knight said. "My brother is an engineer, and he didn't get that until he went to college. I really enjoyed the interaction with students. What also impressed me was the principal's rapport with the students, and the respect that they showed.——丹·罗森菲尔德, local government and community relations representative for 长滩 Transit, 参观休斯中学. "I was impressed with how orderly and clean it was," Rosenfeld said. "Principal for a Day is a great program to get people onto campus. It reinforced my perception that everybody does a nice job with what they have to work with." Jerry Miller, city manager for the City of 长滩, visited Cubberley K-8 School. "I was very impressed with the enthusiasm of the kids,米勒说。, who visited an Advancement Via Individual Determination college readiness class. "They were very bright, and they listened to every word I said. I was really impressed with the family-type atmosphere at the school.科琳·本特利, director of special projects for the California State University Chancellor's Office, visited International 小学 School. She learned about the school's "essence," as Principal Kimberley Baril calls it ‚Äì a schoolwide focus on proper behavior and student achievement. "It permeates the way they do things," Bentley said. “这让我印象深刻."