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Mar 18, 2021

Emily Richards named Teacher of the Week by WRAL News.

Mar 3, 2021

Brandan Lucas named Extraordinarily Exceptional Educator by NCDPI.

The Exceptional Children’s Division at NC Department Public Instruction has recognized NELA student, Brandan Lucas for his outstanding contribution and work with students with disabilities in Nash County. Brandon was named one of several Extraordinarily Exceptional Educators across North Carolina for the 2020-21 academic year. For more information visit the Department of Public Instruction website at: https://ec.ncpublicschools.gov/conferences-profdev/eee-recognition/winter-2021-virtual-recognition

Mar 1, 2021

Three NELA Graduates named Principal & Assistant Principals of the year in Nash County Public Schools.

(Yolanda Wiggins, Megan Bain and Leo Nieves- from left to right) Congratulations to NELA Graduates Yolanda Wiggins (Cohort I), Megan Bain (Cohort VI), and Leo Nieves (Cohort VI) for being named Elementary School Principal of the Year, High School and Elementary School Assistant Principal of the Year for Nash County Public Schools, respectively. All three…

Jan 22, 2021

College of Education Invited to Join Educator Preparation Laboratory (EdPrepLab) Initiative to Strengthen Educator Preparation Across the U.S.

Jan 21, 2021

NELA Graduates, Melissa Altemose and Lauren Lampron share their perspectives on School Leadership during COVID-19.

Join NELA graduates, Melissa Altemose (JPLA) and Dr. Lauren Lampron (NELA Cohort III), in their mini-series on school leadership during the Covid pandemic. The series offer their perspectives on how school leaders can build a comprehensive school culture during the “new normal”. They both hope that this series will begin a larger conversation on innovative…

Jan 7, 2021

NC State’s Leadership Academies Prepare Principals to Strengthen Their Communities

Jan 5, 2021

RRGSD Honors Lauren Hinnant (NELA II) as Principal of the Year

The 2020 Principal of the Year, Lauren Hinnant will go on to represent RRGSD at the regional level.

Nov 9, 2020

NELA IV Graduates Donnell Cannon and Jenny O’Meara Launch Podcast ‘The Hummingbird Stories’

“Two principals — Donnell Cannon and Jenny O’Meara, interview school designers, community organizers, learning engineers, and education activists to learn what we should be thinking about when it comes to reimagining the future and the steps we can take today to create better schools, better childhoods, and better people tomorrow.”

Nov 9, 2020

Graham Witherspoon (NCSLA) Featured on WRAL for Launching ‘PREP’- An Academy to Motivate Young Men

Oct 23, 2020

Cliff Hudson (NELA IV), K-12 STEM Coordinator at Martin County Schools, selected for new N.C. Space Grant Ambassadors Program

Cliff Hudson (NELA IV), K-12 STEM Coordinator at Martin County Schools, selected for new N.C. Space Grant Ambassadors Program