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Two PCS Principals Complete Leadership Program
Two PCS Principals Complete Leadership Program
Two Pitt County Schools principals - Alison Covington of South Greenville Elementary and Yolanda Williams of Creekside Elementary - recently completed the Distinguished Leadership in Practice Program (DLP), a year-long leadership development program for practicing school principals from all regions of the state.
The program is designed and provided by the North Carolina Principals and Assistant Principal’s Association (NCPAPA) and sponsored by the North Carolina Alliance for School Leadership Development (NCASLD).
Covington, who began her PCS career in 2003, has served as South Greenville's principal since March of 2020 after a similar role at Belvoir Elementary beginning in 2017. She was appointed to her first administrative position as an assistant principal at Falkland in 2013 before moving to SGE, also in an AP capacity.
Williams has led Creekside since July of 2021 after assistant principal assignments at CES, South Central High School and D.H. Conley High School. Her tenure in the PCS system began in 2013.
The DLP program uses a non-traditional professional development model that is aligned to the performance evaluation standards adopted by the State Board of Education for North Carolina’s school leaders. This unique cohort-based program is designed to limit principals’ time away from their schools by allowing them to attend face-to-face sessions once every other month while accessing on-line assignments, materials and coaching in between face-to-face sessions. Principals engage in a series of authentic activities throughout the year-long experience that are designed to build the capacity of their schools and their own capacity as “Distinguished” school leaders.
"The leadership of the school principal is by far one of the most important factors in school quality," NCPAPA Executive Director Dr. Shirley Prince said. "By completing this very rigorous program, our DLP graduates have demonstrated their commitment to continuous improvement by working to improve their leadership skills as they simultaneously improve their schools. We are proud to include them in the ranks of successful DLP 'completers.'"
NCPAPA, in existence since 1976, is the preeminent organization and state voice for principals, assistant principals and aspiring school leaders. It represents 5,000+ members from across the state and serves as the state’s principal affiliate of the N.C. Association of School Administrators (NCASA), the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) and the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).