New Principal Announcement
Reported by
jennifer_campen@ipsd.org
on
5/17/22
Dear Longwood Families,
At last night's Board of Education meeting, our Board of Education approved the new principal for Longwood School. It is my pleasure to introduce Mr. Derrius Hightower. He interviewed with 5 different panels which included Longwood staff and parents, district administrators and our superintendent. Mr. Hightower comes to us from Danville Community Consolidated School District 118, where he started as a classroom teacher, assistant principal and interim principal. Mr. Hightower earned bachelor's degrees in elementary education and history, and a master’s degree in educational leadership from Eastern Illinois University. There will be a meet and greet over the summer for students and their families to meet Mr. Hightower.
Sincerely,
Laura Rosenblum
Estimadas familias de Longwood,
En la reunión de la Junta de Educación de anoche, nuestra Junta de Educación aprobó al nuevo director de la Escuela Longwood. Es un placer presentar al Sr. Derrius Hightower. Se entrevistó con 5 paneles diferentes que incluyeron personal y padres de Longwood, administradores del distrito y nuestro superintendente. El Sr. Hightower proviene del Distrito Escolar Consolidado de la Comunidad de Danville 118, donde comenzó como maestro de clase, subdirector y director interino. El Sr. Hightower obtuvo una licenciatura en educación primaria e historia y una maestría en liderazgo educativo de la Universidad del Este de Illinois. Habrá un encuentro y saludo durante el verano para que los estudiantes y sus familias conozcan al Sr. Hightower.
Sinceramente,
Laura Rosenblum
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