Happy Last Week of October.
Congratulations to Tracie Swilley, SAM principal, Fairfield County High School, Winnsboro, South Carolina. She is the 2025 National High School Principal of the Year.
Congratulations are also in order for her SAM, Erika White-Mack, and her Time Change Coach, Sharon Morris.
Tracie is a high-performing SAM principal. Her “no excuses, no limits” mindset has created a positive school culture with academic and graduation rate gains. Under Tracie’s leadership, Fairfield Central High School has seen math proficiency for African American students rise from 46% to 74%, reading proficiency improved from 60% to 76%, and the graduation rate reached a record 90.1%. Eighty-one percent of the class of 2024 were accepted in post-secondary programs.
Tracie involves students in meaningful ways. In this Education Week video, she shares how she brought students on board to make big changes to the school’s culture:
Tracie is the second SAM principal to be named National High School Principal of the Year. Beth Houf, SAM principal, Capital City High, Missouri, was the 2022 National High School Principal of the year. By the way, Tracie will be doing a breakout session at the 18th Annual National SAM Conference, Miami Beach.
Reminder: The deadline to submit conference flight information is December 1. Buying airline ticket now makes sense—you will get a much better price than waiting until the deadline. Please make your reservation today and send flight information to: Travel@SamsConnect.com
· Online SAM training: Ypsilanti, Michigan; Rochester, New York
· In-person SAM Training this week: Georgetown, South Carolina; Memphis, Tennessee
· In person SAM training next week: Buffalo, New York
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