Holtville’s Futral Alabama principal of the year

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The Alabama Association of Secondary School Principals (AASSP) named Holtville High School principal Kyle Futral the 2022 Alabama High School Principal of the Year.

The High School Principal of the Year award was presented to Futral on Friday, Jan. 28 during a schoolwide assembly at Holtville High School. Elmore County Superintendent Richard Dennis was in attendance for the presentation.

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“Kyle Futral is an exceptional principal and is very proactive and innovative in his thinking and approaches to managing his school,” Dennis said,

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As principal of Holtville High School, Futral has transformed the school culture from that of a school struggling with low mo rale, achievement and attendance to a school that strives for excel lence. By collaborating with staff, many of the school’s issues were identified and addressed. Futral’s leadership style of listening, en couraging, supporting, organizing and challenging the staff and students, caused the school culture to

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