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Key Topics: Teacher Training · Retention and Graduation · Parents and Community · Leadership · Improving Student Performance · Trends in Education · Professional Development · ARCHIVE
Vision and Community: Critical Keys for Improvement
In this episode, Dr. Evelyn Holman discusses her approach to achieving success in a diverse school district with District Leader’s Podcast host, Ed Milliken.
Have you ever had to communicate your vision? Balance the needs and directives of the school board with the needs of student, parents and community? How do you handle these situations in ways that can build greater and new perspectives of community ?
This interview provides vital examples of how the superintendent’s leadership is key across the many constituencies which need to be represented and served in our schools. Listen in as these colleagues discuss the insights she offers about the success at Bay Shore School District on Long Island in New York State in changing the educational reputation, establishing vision and building community support.
As an example of the interconnections with schools and vital role of educators, Dr. Holman also discusses the role of good teachers, recruiting, and training in helping students reach their peak performance. Join us as she shares how all school districts can improve through a leadership style that focuses on their vision, stresses pupil success, accepts accountability, and communicates with all stakeholders. You also will find she is speaking on your needs and contributions as she speaks about the viability of the position of superintendent of schools for the future, and the role of mentoring and support for new and colleague superintendents.
Don’t miss this vital episode of direction, vision, and encouragement
from The District Leader’s Podcast!
Biographical Background
Dr. Evelyn Blose Holman is Superintendent of Schools of the Bay Shore School District on Long Island in New York State. With 15 years of experience in Bay Shore, Dr. Holman is one of Long Island’s senior superintendents. Credited with revitalizing the diverse Bay Shore School District, Dr. Holman’s leadership has yielded increased student achievement, a higher college attendance rate, and stronger community support.
Previously, Dr. Holman served as superintendent of Maryland’s Wicomico County Schools. Combining her experience as a superintendent in New York and Maryland, Dr. Holman has served as a superintendent of schools for 25 years. Chosen Maryland Superintendent of the Year and elected President of the Maryland Superintendents’ Association, she was selected to represent Maryland at the National Gallery of Art’s 50th Birthday Celebration.
On three occasions, Dr. Holman was named one of the Top 100 Educational Executives in North America. Under her leadership, the Bay Shore School District received the National School Boards Magna Award. Leadership in Arts Education Awards have been presented to Dr. Holman from the New York state Alliance for Arts Education and the New York State Council of School Superintendents. She is President of SCOPE Educational Services and President of the Century Club, a national superintendent’s leadership group whose membership is limited to two superintendents from each state. Dr. Holman is a Fulbright China scholar.
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