assistantprincipal of year

after a surprise announcement of his nomination and win by Wendy Zdeb, and following a standing ovation, Assistant Principal of the Year Brian Zawislak of Troy High School took to the mic sharing his thoughts with staff gathered in the media center.

“You know, I just come and do my job every day, show up, and my purpose is to make this place an awesome place and make your experience an awesome experience – but most importantly, make the student experience ... a good one,” Zawislak said. “I just want us all to have a better experience than we had in the past, so, if we can get a little bit better each day, it’s a win for us.”

Zawislak’s nominator, a THS student and School Student Government Executive Board Vice-President (now college student), Sarayu Bethamcherla, highlighted Zawislak’s student focus as he consistently makes an effort to establish relationships. Bethamcherla shared a story of herself being intimidated to approach an administrator, but “from the second I conversed with Mr. Zawislak, I felt comfort in his smile and service.”

Zawislak has 20 years in education, 15 of those years served at Troy, with six as an administrator. In his nomination he was described as having infectious energy, being visible, approachable, a servant leader, and a collaborative and student centered administrator, integrating student voice in aspects of his administration level decisions.

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