Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Principal for a Day invites business and civic leaders into the public schools to learn about the challenges and responsibilities of an urban school principal. For six hours, stride for stride with the principal, these leaders get a taste of the stark realities and difficult decisions that define the job, as well as the joys and rewards of making a difference in the lives of children every day.
The community and business leaders who participate agree that seeing first-hand what goes on each day in school is an eye-opening experience. Judith Swinney, Family Once More, a 2007 Principal for a Day said: “I came away inspired, humbled, awed, and a little upset, also, at the lack of resources. I will continue to look for ways to help".
“Principal for a Day” invites corporate and community involvement in the day-to-day challenges of providing a first rate education to every child in public school. Many “PFADers” have offered specific support and many have lasting relationships with schools. In 2007, Rebecca Brown and Theressa Davis of Comcast visited Hayhurst Elementary in southwest Portland. Noting the lack of resources in the school library, they mounted a book drive, which resulted in several thousand books being donated, some to the Hayhurst library and the rest distributed to other schools.
We would like to thank the 2008 sponsors of Principal for a Day!
Comcast
Jubitz Family Foundation
NIKE, Inc.
Portland Business Journal
Trail Blazers
See Marc Levy's PFAD Youtube Video by United Way
See Centennial School Distric's PFAD Experience
2008 Participants 2008 Schools
Annie Adams, Principal for a Day Laurelhurst Elementary School
Ruth Adkins, Portland Public Schools Board Ron Russell Middle School
Mark Bell, Portland General Electric Centennial Middle School
Karen Benjamin, Occupational Therapist Marysville Elementary School
Jay Bloom, Bloom Anew Menlo Park Elementary School
Greg Brown, Albina Community Bank King Elementary School
Rebecca Brown, Comcast Hosford Middle School
Robert Caldwell, The Oregonian Vernon Elementary School
Amy Carlsen-Kohnstamm, Portland Schools Foundation Board Lane Middle School
Jeff Cogen, Multnomah County James John Elementary School
Terri Davis, Portland Parks and Recreation Metropolitan Learning Center
Theressa Davis, Comcast Floyd Light Middle School
Laura Dellinger, Metropolitan Group Jackson Middle School
Cynthia Duley, Principal for a Day Shaver Elementary School
Shane Endicott, The ReBuilding Center & Our United Villages Harold Oliver Primary
Michelle Evans, DLR Group Architecture & Planning Sunnyside Environmental Elementary
Charity Fain, City Club of Portland Humbolt Elementary School
Michelle Ferrara Peterson, OMSI Prescott Elementary School
Dan Floyd, Safeway Creston Elementary School
Amanda Fritz, Amanda for Portland 2008 Roosevelt-Spanish-English International
Hilary Getz, Kaiser Permanente Marshall-Pauling Academy of Intergrated Science
Cheeraz Gorman, Wieden + Kennedy Clarendon-Portsmouth
Alexis Hamilton, Portland Opera Association Ockley Green Middle School
Steve Hawke, Portland General Electric Franklin High School
Lani Hayward, Umpqua Bank Glencoe Elementary School
Kiki Hillman, Kid Dazzle Dental Network Jefferson High School
Julie Jetton, Beverly Clearly School East-West Sylvan Middle School
Al Jubitz, Jubitz Foundation / PSF Board NAYA Family Center
Stephen Kafoury, Kafoury Government Relations Vestal Elementary School
Claudia Knotek, New Seasons Market Kelly Elementary School
Aaron Kohn, Merrill Lynch Beaumont Middle School
Marilyn Korenaga, Principal for a Day George Middle School
Lori Kramer, Portland Center for the Performing Arts da Vinci Arts Middle School
Bob Kruger, Capital Pacific Bank Ainsworth Elementary School
Rachel Langford, Stand for Children Woodstock Elementary School
Marc Levy, United Way of the Columbia-Willamette Sitton Elementary School
Paul Lewis, Multnomah County Health Deptartment Llewellyn Elementary School
Julie McAllister, Physical Therapist Sellwood Middle School
Charles McGee, Black Parent Initiative Rieke Elementary School
Andrew McDough, Worksystems, Inc. Centennial Learning Center
Richard Meeker, Willamette Week Bridlemile Elementary School
Sarah Mensah, Portland Trail Blazers Jefferson-Tubman Academy for Young Women
Beryl Morrison, Portland Council PTA Peninsula Elementary School
Marcus Mundy, Urban League of Portland Lincoln High School
Mohan & Charu Nair, Regence Abernethy Elementary School
Michelle Neal, INROADS Duniway Elementary School
Doug Nichols, Portland General Electric, Retired Centennial High School
Anita Olsen, Oregon Parent Teacher Association Alameda Elementary School
Julie Omelchuck, City of Portland Lewis Elementary School
Tiffani Penson, City of Portland Scott Elementary School
Judy Peppler, Qwest Communications International Marshall - Renaissance Arts Academy
Bill Porter, Education First Consulting Grant High School
Mike Porter, Miller Nash LLP Atkinson Elementary School
Kate Raphael, Pyramid Communications Woodlawn Elementary School
Bobbie Regan, Portland Public Schools Board Earl Boyles Elementary
Traci Rose, Portland Trail Blazers Roosevelt - Pursuit of Wellness Education
Consuelo Saragoza, Mult. County Health Dept., PSF Board West Sylvan Middle School
Trudy Sargent, Portland Public Schools Board Bridger Elementary School
Mike Schrunk, Multnomah County District Attorney Roosevelt High School
Don Scorby, Portland Center for the Performing Arts Jefferson - Academy or Arts, Science & Tech.
Sue Shattuc, Principal for a Day Winterhaven Middle School
Chip Shields, Oregon House of Representatives Chief Joseph Elementary School
Dick Spies, Group Mackenzie Benson High School
Nicole Stein, Umpqua Bank Bosie-Eliot Elementary School
Von Summers, NW Natural Roosevelt - Arts, Communications & Tech.
John Tapogna, ECO NW Rosa Parks Elementary School
John Thoma, Schnitzer Investment Group Gilbert Heights Elementary School
Josh Todd, Multnomah County Alice Ott Middle School
Nate Waas Shull, Office of Mayor Potter David Douglas High School
Dan Weiden & Cheeraz Gormon, Weiden & Kennedy Clarendon-Portsmount Middle School
Johnna Wells, Benefit Auctions 360 Stephenson Elementary School
Craig Wessel, Portland Business Journal Open Meadows Alternative School
Jeff Wheeler, Portland General Electric Parkrose High School
Tyler Whitmire, Stand for Children Markham Elementary School
Wim Wiewel, Portland State University Wilson High School
Christina Wiley, David B. Wiley DMD LLC Gray Middle School
Peter Wolochow, Wolokahn Family Foundation Marshall - BizTech High School
David Wynde, U.S. Bank Lynch Meadows Elementary School
Mark Zusman, Willamette Week Astor Elementary School