Published In
Metroscape
Document Type
Interview
Publication Date
Winter 2010
Subjects
High school principals -- Interviews, Willamina High School, Rural high schools
Abstract
The difficulties of K-12 education have become familiar to citizens of the metroscape, but they are usually viewed through the lens of urban and suburban schools, with their problems of multi-ethnic populations, crowded classrooms, strained budgets, and the like. Metroscape® was curious about the struggles and triumphs of the schools in the rural areas of the region, so we sent our interviewer, Susan Wilson, a Portland freelance writer, to Willamina to talk to a small town education leader in hopes of glimpsing the realities of schooling kids in that often overlooked setting.
A small-town principal is a versatile member of a close-knit community. When Tim France rolls up his sleeves to get to work, he might be chairing a committee meeting to discuss fundraising efforts, or he might be in a huddle on the football field coaching his team through a winning season. He leads an entirely different kind of team in his full-time job as principal at Willamina High School, a job requires that energetic leadership and a game plan all its own. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/16024
Recommended Citation
Wilson, Susan and France, TIm (2010). "It's the Principal of the Thing: Guiding a Rural School has its Own Trials," Winter 2010 Metroscape, pages 20-25.
Description
Originally appeared in the Winter 2010 edition of Metroscape, published by the Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies, Portland State University.