NC State Ed Leadership in the News

Mar 1, 2016

NELA Fellow Receives Burroughs Wellcome Fund PRISM Grant for School

In February, 2016, Cohort IV Fellow, Cliff Hudson, received the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Promoting Innovation in Science and Mathematics grant. The grant awarded $4,000 to South Creek Middle School for Cliff’s project “No Child Left UnSTEMulated”. For more information abut the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, visit their website.

May 1, 2015

NELA Fellow is AP of the Year

May 2015 – NELA Fellow, Kendrick Alston received the Elementary Assistant Principal of the Year Award.

Dec 30, 2014

South Creek Middle Advances to Statewide FIRST Lego League Tournament

Students ranging in age from 9 to 14 competed in a regional tournament focused on STEM concepts on November 22nd, 2014. It was a FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology in students) Lego League qualifier tournament. The teams participating created and programmed autonomous robots. They also did a research project to develop…

Nov 20, 2014

NC State Wins National Award for Preparing Rural School Leaders

“A North Carolina State University program to train leaders for rural schools in northeastern North Carolina was honored Nov. 20 with a national award for effectiveness – one of only two programs to receive the distinction. Dr. Bonnie Fusarelli receives the UCEA award for the Northeast Leadership Academy in Washington, D.C. The Northeast Leadership Academy…

Oct 29, 2014

NELA Featured in Education Weekly!

Recognized as “American education’s newspaper of record”, Education Week is a nationally-read newspaper that strives to connect K-12 education policy with practice. Within the Education Week website, there is a blog that focuses on news in Rural Education. The NELA program at NC State was featured in this blog for winning the UCEA award on…

Oct 16, 2014

Teicher Patterson, of Cohort II, in The Daily Herald

The Daily Herald is a local news source for the Roanoke Valley and Lake Gaston area. On October 16, 2014, Teicher Patterson was featured in The Daily Herald for his new role as principal at Enfield Middle School in Halifax County. In the article he shares how he will help the school achieve Panther PRIDE.…

Oct 15, 2014

Rocky Mount High Football Players Volunteer at Winstead Ave Elementary School, where Yolanda Wiggins, of Cohort I, is Principal

Football Players are visiting Winstead Avenue to work with young students, as a part of a program created by the physical education teachers at both schools. There are benefits for everyone involved! Read more about this story in the Rocky Mount Telegram.

Oct 12, 2014

NELA featured on Front Page of the Technician

The Technician is the Student Newspaper on NC State’s campus. On October 12, 2014, a story featuring NELA was seen on the front page, celebrating the grant that was recently awarded to the program. The article also gave some information about the purpose of NELA and the impact that principals have in rural schools. View…