Sep 7, 2023

Allison Price (JPLA 2020) will be participating in the Future Ready Leaders cohort this year with other select APs from WCPSS.

Allison serves as AP at Ballentine Elementary.

Aug 31, 2023

Leshaun Jenkins (JPLA 2020) featured in EdNC Article

Dec 7, 2022

Leshaun Jenkins, NELA 2020 graduate, featured in EdNC article “Meet Leshaun Jenkins, a first-year principal in Edgecombe County answering ‘the call’”

Leshaun Jenkins, JPLA 2020 graduate, was recently interviewed about his first year as a Principal.

Feb 14, 2019

JPLA Fellow, Leshaun Jenkins, on Upcoming Panel at Talking Black in America Screening Feb. 26

Leshaun Jenkins is a current Fellow in NC State’s Johnston Principal Leadership Academy (JPLA). Leshaun spent 16 years as a teacher at Tarboro High School, where he taught World History, World Geography, Civis and Economics, US History, and Global Studies. He has been recognized as Teacher of the Year four times. Leshaun is currently serving…

Jan 3, 2019

Happy New Year!

NC State Educational Leadership Academies (NELA) had a great year in 2018. Please watch the video below about our year. We are looking forward to a great year in 2019! Happy New Year!

Jul 5, 2018

Meet the Johnston Principal Leadership Academy!

NC State continues to work to prepare excellent leaders to serve in North Carolina’s schools. After a rigorous candidate assessment process, Fellows have been selected for one of the newest Principal Preparation programs, The Johnston Principal Leadership Academy (JPLA). This new cohort will work with Johnston County Public Schools in Smithfield, North Carolina. A grant…

May 14, 2018

JPLA, WPLP, and NCSU Cohort Fellows Start Classes!

On May 12th, new Fellows began classes! Johnston Principal Leadership Academy (JPLA), Wake Principal Leadership Program (WPLP) and the NCSU Cohort began their Principal Preparation journey with Dr. Lodge McCammon. They learned about flipped classroom techniques. View the video below for an overview of their first class session!