Principals honored in W.Va. newsletter
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Riverside Principal Paula Potter was named West Virginia's High School Principal of the Year and former McKinley Middle School Principal Melissa Ruddle was named Middle School Principal of the Year by "The Mirror," a newsletter sponsored by the West Virginia Association of School Service Personnel.
Potter received a bachelor's degree from WVU and received a master's from Marshall. She has completed her doctoral work at the University of Phoenix.
WESTEST scores, ACAT scores and Promise Scholarship winners have all increased in the five years Potter has been principal, the article said.
She has increased the number of Advanced Placement courses offered from one to 14, implemented a ninth grade academy, started programs for struggling students, and obtained grant money to provide summer school, the article said.
She also demonstrates collaborative leadership by encouraging vertical teaming and professional learning communities.
Ruddle received a bachelor's from WVU and a master's from the West Virginia Graduate College. In Ruddle's first year as principal of McKinley Middle School, she earned exemplary status for Adequate Yearly Progress under the No Child Left Behind Act.
The school had been on probation the previous two years.
A recently completed schools survey of staff, students and parents revealed a school satisfaction rate of 96 percent, the article said.
Ruddle will serve as principal of George Washington High School next year, replacing Nancy Alexander, who relocated to Pennsylvania.
There has been improved student success in WESTEST scores, writing assessment and attendance, despite it being the lowest socioeconomic status population in Kanawha County, the article said.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Riverside Principal Paula Potter was named West Virginia's High School Principal of the Year and former McKinley Middle School Principal Melissa Ruddle was named Middle School Principal of the Year by "The Mirror," a newsletter sponsored by the West Virginia Association of School Service Personnel.
Potter received a bachelor's degree from WVU and received a master's from Marshall. She has completed her doctoral work at the University of Phoenix.
WESTEST scores, ACAT scores and Promise Scholarship winners have all increased in the five years Potter has been principal, the article said.
She has increased the number of Advanced Placement courses offered from one to 14, implemented a ninth grade academy, started programs for struggling students, and obtained grant money to provide summer school, the article said.
She also demonstrates collaborative leadership by encouraging vertical teaming and professional learning communities.
Ruddle received a bachelor's from WVU and a master's from the West Virginia Graduate College. In Ruddle's first year as principal of McKinley Middle School, she earned exemplary status for Adequate Yearly Progress under the No Child Left Behind Act.
The school had been on probation the previous two years.
A recently completed schools survey of staff, students and parents revealed a school satisfaction rate of 96 percent, the article said.
Ruddle will serve as principal of George Washington High School next year, replacing Nancy Alexander, who relocated to Pennsylvania.
There has been improved student success in WESTEST scores, writing assessment and attendance, despite it being the lowest socioeconomic status population in Kanawha County, the article said.
