Johnston County native and Smithfield-Selma High School graduate, Allison Price, graduated with Honors from East Carolina University where she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Special Education-General Curriculum with Reading K-12. Following graduation, she taught at West Clayton Elementary School in Clayton, NC where she completed her student teaching, taught inclusion and resource for four years and taught one year in a self-contained Autism classroom. There, her leadership opportunities began as she orchestrated parent involvement activities and served as the Teacher Advisory Council Representative. Allison spent the next three years of her career at Cleveland Middle School, also in Clayton, where she was the Exceptional Children’s (EC) Department Chair, participated in the School Improvement Team and obtained an additional educational license in Middle Grades Math. The last four years, Allison has spent at Cleveland High School where she was chosen to open the first high school High Functioning Autism classroom in Johnston County. Allison served as the EC Department Chair for two years as well as an LEA representative for all four years. As an educational leader, Allison would like to continue to encourage all students to reach their potential in their community and to recognize that they are important to the world no matter their differences. At this time, Allison is serving as a Principal Resident at Cooper Academy in Clayton, NC. Allison can be reached at [email protected].
ALLISON PRICE
Principal Resident Cooper Academy 849 N Mial Street, Clayton NC (919) 553-0256 [email protected] |
ALLISON IS A FELLOW IN THE JOHNSTON PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
The Johnston Principal Leadership Academy (JPLA) will work with Johnston County Public Schools in Smithfield, North Carolina. A grant from the state of NC through the North Carolina Alliance for School Leadership Development (NCASLD) funds JPLA, including full scholarships for JPLA’s Fellows. JPLA was modeled after NC State’s nationally recognized Northeast Leadership Academy (NELA). NELA earned the honor of being named an Exemplary Educational Leadership Program by the University Council for Educational Administration. JPLA Fellows will earn a NC school principal license and a Master of School Administration degree. To learn more about JPLA, visit the website by clicking on the button.
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