April 29, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
At the meeting on April 28, 2016, the Board of Education of Calvert County Public Schools appointed Dr. Susan Johnson to fill the new position of the Director of Secondary School Improvement.
Dr. Daniel Curry, Superintendent, said, “The role of the principal has moved from being a manager of the building to that of an instructional leader who improves student learning and increases student achievement. In Calvert County, we saw the need to have a position dedicated to mentoring, coaching and supporting the secondary principals in an effort to ensure all students graduate college and career ready. Through reorganization of current positions, we were able to fill this need.”
Dr. Susan Johnson has served as the principal of Calvert High School since 2006. Before moving to Calvert High, she was the vice principal and then principal of Northern Middle School. She taught special education at Calvert Middle and Patuxent High prior to entering administration.
Dr. Johnson can best be described as an exemplary professional with respect to her leadership and character. As an educational leader, she has moved her school forward with continuous improvement for both students and staff. She embodies the characteristics of integrity, honesty and responsibility. As an educator in Calvert County Public Schools, she has served as a role model for her peers.
As a principal, she assumes the responsibility of mentoring staff members who aspire to career advancement. She continuously and strategically works with her vice principals and teacher leaders to increase their leadership skills, which is evidence of her ability to succeed in this new role. In recent years, under her guidance, six teachers has been promoted to administrators and five vice principals have become successful principals.
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