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Ber r y Br ownbel i ev esac ademi cac hi ev ementi sadi r ec tc or r el at i ont oeduc at orex pec t at i ons .

I fs t udent sar et aughthowt o“t hi nkaboutt hei rt hi nk i ng” ( met ac ogni t i on) , t hent heyc anr i s et o anyandev er yc hal l engepr es ent edt ot hem.

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Shei sac t i v ei nt hec ommuni t yandhasmember s hi pi nav ar i et yofor gani z at i ons .

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Ber r y Br own’sphi l os ophi esar egr oundedi nt her es ear c hc onduc t edbyWi ggi nsandMc Ti ghe ( 2005)t hatdenot esi ns t r uc t i onali ni t i at i v ess houl d“Begi nWi t hTheEndI nMi nd. ” Sheal s ohas s t r ongbel i ef si nes t abl i s hi ngac ul t ur eandc ommuni t yofl eader swi t ha“Gr owt hMi nds et ” as pr es ent edbyDwec k( 2008) .

Herhopei st ohel pt heYor kl ear ni ngc ommuni t ypr ov i dei t ss t udent s wi t hapr emi ereduc at i on.

Pagan, a1981gr aduat eofMc Cas k eyHi ghSc hool , wher ehewasas t andoutwr es t l er , al s o c oor di nat esgr oupswhodov ol unt eerwor katt hepar k s .

Butas kPaganwhathi smos ti mpor t antr ol ei s , andhi sr epl ymi ghtnotbewhaty ouex pec t .

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“Andi fi t ’ snots omet hi ngIdo, t henl et ’ sf i ndawayt ogett hem t ot her i ghtper s ons o wec anf i gur eoutwhat ev ert hey ’ r eas k i ngf or . ” Notl ongago, f orex ampl e, amanex per i enc i nghomel es s nes sas k edPaganwhatac i t ywor k erhad donewi t ht hi ngshel ef tatapar k .

Paganwasabl et ogett hem r et ur nedt ohi m. “ Theguywasbei ngt oughonme, notgi v i ngmeac hanc et ot al k , ”Pagans ai d. “ Hewasv er y di f f i c ul tt ohel p.

I t ’ saboutbei ngpat i entandl i s t eni ng, andy oudon’ tj udgepeopl e. ” Peopl eappr ec i at ePagan’ sef f or t s .

Ci t yhal ls ay swheni tget st hank y ounot es , t heyof t enar e ex pr es s i ngappr ec i at i onofPagan’ shel pf ul nes s .

Dr .

Cami l l eA. Hopk i nsbr i ngsov ert wodec adesofdedi c at eds er v i c ei nt hef i el dofeduc at i on, wi t h aweal t hofex per i enc ei ni ns t r uc t i onall eader s hi p, ac ademi cac hi ev ement , andf os t er i ngc ommuni t y engagement .

Cur r ent l ys er v i ngast heDi r ec t orofSc hool si nt heSc hoolDi s t r i c tofL anc as t er , Dr .

Hopk i nshasdemons t r at edas t eadf as tc ommi t mentt oeduc at i onalex c el l enc eandequi t y .

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Er i cTur mans er v esast hepr oudSuper i nt endentoft heHar r i s bur gSc hoolDi s t r i c twher ehi s f oc usi sens ur i ngeduc at i onalex c el l enc e, equi t y , andhi ghqual i t yt eac hi ngandl ear ni ngf or s t udent si ngr adesKt hr ough12.

Hei sac ol l abor at i v e, s t udent c ent er edl eaderwhof eel shonor ed t ohav et heoppor t uni t yt os er v et hes t udent sandf ami l i esoft heHar r i s bur gSc hoolDi s t r i c t .

Dur i nghert enur easapr i nc i pal , Dr .

Hopk i nsl edhers c hoolt oear nt hepr es t i gi ousdes i gnat i onof Ti t l e1Di s t i ngui s hedSc hool , at es t amentt oherunwav er i ngdedi c at i ont os t udents uc c es sand c l os i ngt heac hi ev ementgap.

Herout s t andi ngc ont r i but i onst oeduc at i onall eader s hi pwer e r ec ogni z edi n2016whens hewashonor edasaDi s t i ngui s hedPr i nc i palbyt heNat i onalI ns t i t ut ef or Sc hoolL eader s hi pandt hePenns y l v ani aDepar t mentofEduc at i on.

Pr i ort oj oi ni ngt heHar r i s bur gSc hoolDi s t r i c t , Mr .

Tur mans er v edatt hepr i nc i palofReadi ngHi gh Sc hoolwher ehei sc r edi t edwi t hl eadi ngadr amat i cac ademi candc ul t ur alt ur nar oundofa5, 200 -s t udenthi ghs c hool .

Byf oc us i ngonr el at i ons hi pswi t hs t udent sandbr ok er i ngi nnov at i v ec omm uni t ypar t ner s hi ps , Mr .

Tur manwasabl et ol eadt hes c hoolt oi nc r eas ei t sgr aduat i onr at e, l oweri t s s us pens i onanddr opoutr at e, andi nc r eas es uppor tf ors t udent st odr i v eac ademi cgr owt hand ac hi ev ement .

I naddi t i ont oheradmi ni s t r at i v er ol es , Dr .

Hopk i nss er v esasanadj unc tpr of es s ori nt he Asa21s tc ent ur yeduc at i onall eader , Super i nt endentTur mani sc ommi t t edt oens ur i ngal l Educ at i onalL eader s hi pPr ogr am atMi l l er s v i l l eUni v er s i t y , wher es hei mpar t sherk nowl edgeand Har r i s bur gSc hoolDi s t r i c ts t udent sar epr epar edf orc ol l ege, t r ades c hool , mi l i t ar ys er v i c e, c ar eer s , ex per t i s et oas pi r i ngeduc at i onall eader s .

Herac ademi cj our neyatMi l l er s v i l l eUni v er s i t yhas c ommuni t yl i f e, andbey ond.

Hi smant r ai s … “Wear eoneHar r i s bur gf orAL Ls t udent s ! ” equi ppedherwi t hac ompr ehens i v eunder s t andi ngofEduc at i onalL eader s hi p, Ear l yChi l dhood Educ at i on, andEl ement ar yEduc at i on, r ef l ec t edi nhermul t i pl edegr eesear nedf r om t hei ns t i t ut i on.

Dr .

Hopk i ns ' spas s i onf orl eader s hi pdev el opmentex t endsbey ondt hec l as s r oom, asev i denc edby herac t i v ei nv ol v ementi nnat i onalc onf er enc espr omot i ngl eader s hi pc oac hi ng.

Herr ec ent doc t or alr es ear c h, c onduc t edi nc ol l abor at i onwi t hMi l l er s v i l l eandShi ppens bur gUni v er s i t y Pr ogr am, f oc us edont hec r i t i c ali mpor t anc eoff ami l yengagementi nur bans c hooldi s t r i c t s , under s c or i ngherc ommi t mentt of os t er i ngi nc l us i v eeduc at i onalenv i r onment s .

Dr .

Kei t hMi l esJ r . i sal i f el ongl ear nerwhohasdedi c at edhi s20y earc ar eert oens ur i ngal l s t udent s , r egar dl es sofc hal l engesors et bac k s , ar eaf f or dedt hes amel i f ec hangi ngoppor t uni t i es hewasaf f or dedgr owi ngupi nani nnerc i t y .

Dr .

Mi l esbec ames uper i nt endentoft heSc hoolDi s t r i c tofL anc as t eri nJ ul y2023, l eadi ngt he 10, 000s t udentdi s t r i c twi t h18s c hool s .

Thr oughouthi sc ar eer , hehasc ons i s t ent l ys oughtout c hal l engi ngandmeani ngf ulpos t s , s t ar t i ngasat eac herf ors ev eny ear sataTi t l eIhi ghs c hooli n Ox onHi l l , MD. Hel at ers er v edashi ghs c hoolpr i nc i pali nbot hPhi l adel phi aandCamden, NJ , and As s i s t antSuper i nt endenti nTr ent on, NJ .

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Mi l eshass er v ed, hehas wor k edt ol ev elt hepl ay i ngf i el dbyens ur i ngal ls t udent shav eac c es st oc r i t i c alr es our c esand oppor t uni t i es .

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I naddi t i ont ohi sf or mal educ at i on, Dr .

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Hel i v esi nL anc as t er .

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I naddi t i on, hewasa pos t doc t or alf el l owatt heEPAr es ear c hl abi nAt hens , GA. I npr i v at el i f e, Dr .

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Shei sas eas onedex per ti nt hes c hoolf unc t i onsandAc c ount i ngDepar t mentandhashel dk ey pos i t i onsi nherf ami l ybus i nes s .

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Robi n’ sl eader s hi phasbeenr ec ogni z ed wi t hawar dst hatunder s c or eherc ommi t mentt oex c el l enc eandmak i ngadi f f er enc e.

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Bey ondherboar dr es pons i bi l i t i es , Robi ni sac t i v el yengagedi nc ommuni t yout r eac h.

Her dedi c at i ont ophi l ant hr opyex t endst ot heSc hoolDi s t r i c tofL anc as t er ’ sDi v er s i t y , Equi t y , and I nc l us i onCommi t t eeandChampi onf orourYout h.

Shei sav oc aladv oc at ef orI nc l us i onf oral land ens ur i ngal ls t udent sr ec ei v eanex c el l enteduc at i on, l ev er agi ngheri nf l uenc et or ai s eawar enes s anddr i v epos i t i v ec hange.

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Dr .

Badr i ak ii samul t i f ac et edl eaderwi t hov er20y ear sofex per i enc eac r os sbus i nes s , humani t ar i an, gl obalheal t h, educ at i on, andl eader s hi pdev el opments ec t or s , c ur r ent l ys er v i ngas t heSuper i nt endentofL anc as t erMennoni t eSc hool .

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I nhi sr ol easaneduc at or / admi ni s t r at orf orPr eKt hr ough12, Dr .

Badr i ak ii sdedi c at edt o i mpar t i ngf ai t hbas edv al uesandpr i nc i pl ess uc hass er v i c e, r es pons i bi l i t y , s t abi l i t y , r ec onc i l i at i on, andpos i t i v ec har ac t ert ohi ss t udent s .

Hi st eac hi ngex per i enc es pansf r om pr i mar y s c hool si nUgandat ouni v er s i t i esi nt heUni t edSt at es , l i k eGeor geF oxUni v er s i t y , i l l us t r at i nghi s adapt abi l i t yandex per t i s ei nv ar i ouseduc at i onalandc ul t ur alc ont ex t s .

Dr .

Badr i ak i ' sex per t i s ei snotc onf i nedt oeduc at i onalenv i r onment s ; hi sex t ens i v egl obal i nv ol v ementenhanc eshi ss c hol ar l yendeav or swi t hhands onex per i enc e.

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"Thi swor kdel v esi nt o t hei nt r i c at ec hal l engesofi nt er nat i onalmi s s i onef f or t s .

Hi sdi v er s ebac k gr oundandongoi ngeduc at i onalpur s ui t sar ei nt egr alt ohi sl i f emi s s i onand s er v i c eor i ent edl eader s hi ps t y l e.

Dr .

Badr i ak iv al uesf ami l y , phy s i c alac t i v i t y , r eadi ng, mus i c , pl ay i ngi ns t r ument s , andt r av el .

Heat t r i but eshi sl ov ef orl i f el ongl ear ni ngandhi sappr oac ht o l i f et ohi spar ent s , whot aughthi mt heet hosofUbunt u, meani ng" Iam bec aus ewear e, " emphas i z i ngc ompas s i on, peac e, hos pi t al i t yandhumani t yt owar dot her s .

Wi s hi ngourmom as pec i aldayf i l l edwi t hj oy , l ov e, and r ec ogni t i onf oral lt hat s hehasac c ompl i s hedanddonef ors omany .

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