Hardin Valley
Rachel Harmon wishes to lead with clearness at Hardin Valley Center
Nancy Anderson, Consumer Information
Dr. Rachel Harmon is brand-new to the Hawk Nest, yet she prepares to skyrocket as principal of the ever-growing Hardin Valley Intermediate school.
Harmon, a personalized leader with a brilliant smile and winning perspective, brings with her experience got as assistant major collaborating with such notables as Dr. John Bartlett (executive principal at Farragut Secondary school) and Dr. Ashley Speas (executive principal at West Secondary school).
” I have actually dealt with lots of terrific principals. I began operating at Bearden with Dr. John Bartlett. He motivated me to get involved in management from the outset, as did Dr. Ashley Speas most lately from West Secondary school. Both solid leaders with extremely various management designs.
” I’m delighted to attract from their experiences and place my very own spin on points,” Harmon stated.
Harmon holds a recently produced doctorate in management from the College of the Cumberlands.
” I’m ambitious and I constantly understood I would certainly complete my education and learning with an incurable level. The subject of management is extremely essential. I was an English educator and I had guidance in management. In order to be a great leader, you need to remain fresh on what is excellent management.
” I did my argumentation on work-life equilibrium.”
Harmon likewise holds a bachelor’s level in English with a focus in unsupported claims and writing, a master’s level in educator education and learning, and an education and learning professional level in education and learning management, all from the College of Tennessee at Knoxville.
Her management design is everything about partnerships. She’s established an objective for herself to discover every pupil’s name and to learn more about each personnel.
” Being a connection individual. It’s greater than being personalized, it has to do with intending to learn more about the team and the trainees. It needs to be extremely purposeful. Among the initial points I have actually done is welcome every person to an individual 15-minute individually. I wish to learn more about every single personnel and understand them by name. I need to know what makes them tick as educators.
” Very same point with trainees. I wish to discover their names also. All 1,000 children … that’s mosting likely to take me a min!”
” Being connection driven is extremely essential. Being clear is extremely essential. Individuals do not wish to be maintained presuming or be maintained in the dark. I enjoy Brenè Brown (that) stated among my favored quotes: ‘Clear is kind, vague is unkind.'”
Harmon lives in Rocky Hillside with partner Wes, boy Jack, 10, and child Eloise, 9.
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