The Principal Hiring Committee is pleased to announce that one finalist has been chosen to proceed with the next phase of the process which includes participating in a series of stakeholder focus groups.
Focus groups are the D’Evelyn community’s opportunity to hear from and ask questions of our finalist. Most importantly, it is also your opportunity to provide feedback about the finalist to the Principal Hiring Committee following the session. The parent focus group will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 28th at 4pm. Please RSVP if you are planning on attending the parent focus group prior to Monday evening so we can coordinate details as to the size of the space needed at D’Evelyn. Please note, if you have previously signed up for focus groups, you do not need to RSVP again. Link to RSVP. Additionally, students and faculty will also participate in focus groups during 7th period and after school respectively on Tuesday. Our administrative team is coordinating sessions with students and teachers. I encourage all parents to take the time (whether your are interested in participating in the focus group or not) to read the information below. The PHC, following the re-posting of the job opening this month, received four additional applications. The PHC met last week to discuss the new pool of applicants and based on our review of the application materials, the Committee narrowed the pool to three, highly qualified candidates. The three candidates interviewed with the Committee on Wednesday, and following those interviews, the PHC selected two candidates to move forward to attend community focus groups. Later in the week, one of the finalists decided to withdraw her name from the process due to personal reasons. Our finalist, Josh Shapiro, is a supporter of the D’Evelyn program and is invested in our school’s continued success as he currently has two children enrolled at D’Evelyn. Mr. Shapiro is in his seventh year serving as the Principal of Foothills Elementary in Jefferson County. Prior to Foothills, he served as an Assistant Principal at Green Mountain High School, Conifer High School and Alpharetta HS in Georgia. After graduating from Florida State with a B.S. in English Education, Mr. Shapiro started his career as a teacher and taught for 12 years in Florida and Colorado. Mr. Shapiro taught English, Social Studies, Guitar and Drama at both the Jr. High and High School levels. Additionally, Mr. Shapiro holds a Master of Education degree from Grand Canyon University. If you have immediate questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Steering Committee via email at [email protected] Comments are closed.
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