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Douglas's work combines: Education, Non-Profit Organizations, and Teaching / Mentoring
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Wellman High School
Bachelor's Degree
Secondary Education and Teaching
Texas Tech University
Graduate Degree
Secondary School Administration/Principalship
West Texas A&M University
Certification
Superintendency and Educational System Administration
Lubbock Christian University
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be an Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary:
Bachelor's Degree: Secondary Education and Teaching
Graduate Degree: Secondary School Administration/Principalship
Certification: Superintendency and Educational System Administration
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
I graduated from a small rural town with 13 other students. Thus my educational experiences were somewhat limited.
2.
I attended a large university with very little financial and academic assistance.
3.
I married and divorced while completing my undergraduate degree. It was her that told me I would basically never make it as a school administrator.
4.
I became the first in my family to graduate from college.
5.
I had a fulfilling 10 years of teaching and coaching middle and high school students.
6.
I spent 12 years in assistant and associate principal roles where I learned from some of the best mentors one could have.
7.
I spent one year as the principal of a middle school where we earned an Exemplary rating from the Texas Education Agency for our test scores.
8.
I am now proudly serving in my tenth year as the principal of the academic powerhouse, Lubbock High.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Family:
When talking with someone very close to me about my dreams and aspirations I was told I would never be a principal in a large high school.
How I responded:
I used this comment as a portion of the driving force to achieve exactly what I was told would not happen by this person. Those hurtful words became the motivation to prove that person wrong.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
My parents attended one year of college and my older brother went to work before finishing college thus I did not have the benefit of others around me to help me navigate what was needed to become a successful college student. It was a struggle.