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Our Village, Our News
JULY 26, 2012
Vol. 6 No. 2
Meeting the Challenge Michael White prepares for his first year as the new principal of Bolingbrook High School By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter
Ready to meet a challenge head on, Michael White is preparing for the beginning of the school year and his career as the new principal of Bolingbrook High School. White comes from a school of a similar size and demographic in the Ann Arbor Pioneer school district in Michigan, where he retired from the state at 51. He held various teaching positions throughout his career, as well as serving as a principal at both the middle school level and five years at the high school level. Prior to his teaching career, White served in the military as an Army Ranger. When the opportunity arose at BHS, White said it was too good to be true. He was looking for something that kept his passion for teaching and leading
alive, and he said he has found it with Valley View. “I wanted to work with people who were innovative and looking for a change where student learning is central and this position and district offers that,” White said. “For me this is fun—all the stress and the work of this job, I want it. I want the opportunity to work in a system like this and I come openhearted in and look forward to giving back to community.” Not concerned with the size of BHS and its approximately 1,800 students, White said that he has seen it all and that in terms of management the issues are the same. “In my opinion I believe school districts have forgotten how to enforce policies,” White said. “There is a culture that needs consistency and by setting the right parameters you can respond more easily
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On his first official day as Bolingbrook High School principal, Michael White checks out the new nameplate outside his office.
stabilize any issues. I want to restore faith, putting a system in place that is clear and concise.” He says he is encouraged by a model of assessment that is aligned with the top of the district and that applies to
all schools. He believes it is important that kindergarten through 12th grade is aligned academically with a curriculum that is consistent. “By the time students reach high school, they will not
inherit the problems we see now,” White said. “We will still have gaps but be we will be able to put the support in place that they need to be college or See PRINCIPAL, page 8