Career Background

The first ten years of my career in education was as an elementary school teacher. Nevertheless, the focus of my book is on my twenty-three years as an assistant principal.

Storytelling Approach

Utilizing true stories and conversations, I attempt to illustrate how poor leadership transformed a once proud school district into Pittsville.

Motivation for Writing

There is no possible way that I would have ever attempted to write my story, had not my career taken so many twists and turns. Working for twelve principals, in spans that ranged from two months to seven and a half years, enabled me to develop my own set of strategies, learn what ideas worked, and accumulate enough stories that made me angry, made me laugh, and motivated me to write my story.

Closing Thoughts

In closing, bitterness is not a character trait becoming to anyone, yet bitterness is what motivated me to write my story.