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May 23, 2024

An Unforgettable Adventure: Meet Reginald Simon (Southern 2024), MSA ‘24

Educator Reginald Simon is genuinely passionate about developing the leadership potential and self-esteem of the young people he teaches, mentors, advises and coaches.  As an early-career language arts teacher and athletic coach for public middle and high school students, Simon quickly realized his own potential for fueling the fires of student success through leadership and student advocacy.

May 17, 2024

Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Lisa Bass Selected as Inaugural Faculty Fellow of Initiative for Race Research and Justice at Vanderbilt University

Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Lisa Bass has been selected to serve a three-year term as an inaugural faculty fellow of the Initiative for Race Research and Justice at Vanderbilt University.

May 14, 2024

Naeema Carter (Wake 2024) was featured in a NC CED article.

We are inspired by her dedication to her students. See article to learn more about Naeema’s story and experience in the NELA program

May 14, 2024

Melissa Denton (NELA 2022) named Nash County Public Schools AP of the Year.

May 14, 2024

Lemondre Watson (NELA Cohort V) named Chatham County Schools Principal of the Year.

Apr 11, 2024

Dr. Donnell Cannon (NELA Cohort IV) serves as Executive Director of Maureen Joy Charter School. MJCS is profiled in the Canopy Project, which is a collaborative effort to advance equity and student-centered learning. 

The Canopy Project is a collaborative effort by the Center on Reinventing Public Education and Transcend Education to surface and share diverse, innovative learning environments designed to advance equity and student-centered learning, the press release says.

Apr 8, 2024

Crystal Cahill (Durham 2022) named Durham Public Schools AP of the Year.

Apr 5, 2024

Rachel Brackney (Wolf/NELA 2025) and NC Teacher of the Year nominee was featured in an article in the Rocky Mount Telegram. We are inspired by her emphasis on building meaningful relationships and advocacy for meeting students’ needs.

Mar 26, 2024

Wolf/NELA, Tuffy, and Red/Wake 2025 Cohorts traveled to the ASCD conference in Washinton, DC.

The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development conference brings experts and practitioners together to recharge and inspire you as we look ahead to a new school year and begin summer learning.

Feb 29, 2024

Erica Dale (WPLP 2020), Kacheckia Dewitt (Cumberland 2022), and Brandan Lucas (NELA 2022) accepted to the 2023-2024 NCPAPA AP Accelerator Cohort.

The AP Accelerator (APA) is a statewide leadership development program for Assistant Principals nominated by their district superintendent with a high potential for being fast-tracked into the principalship. Assistant Principals, who typically spend 3-5 years in the role, enter the AP Accelerator Program and receive targeted, “just-in-time” leadership development and coaching from proven practitioners in the…