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Post by momto4 on Apr 11, 2008 16:13:40 GMT -5
Indian Prairie School District 204 administrators named Robert McBride as principal for Neuqua Valley High School. He will replace Dr. Michael Popp who was named the district's director for school improvement.
McBride has amassed nearly 19 years of experience in Illinois high school public education. He began his teaching career as an English teacher at Oak Park and River Forest High School in 1989. More recently, he has held administrative positions with Glenbard East High School where he spent two years as assistant principal for instruction and the past three years as high school principal.
McBride has degrees in English Language and Literature from Northwestern University and a graduate degree in Teaching and Curriculum from Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is slated to complete his doctorate in education from Loyola University of Chicago this December.
According to Dr. Stephen Daeschner, Indian Prairie Superintendent, "Bob is a great choice for us as he is an experienced administrator who has orchestrated excellent achievement gains as principal at Glenbard East. With degrees from Northwestern and Harvard, he is someone who is not only well educated, but he also carries a very strong understanding of classroom pedagogy and instruction."
McBride will begin his new role as Neuqua Valley High School principal on July 1, 2008.
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Post by Arwen on Apr 11, 2008 16:54:51 GMT -5
I thought they had a plethora of qualified internal candidates. Is going outside unexpected? Just curious - I don't know much about the HS administrations.
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Post by sleeplessinnpvl on Apr 11, 2008 17:26:35 GMT -5
I thought they had a plethora of qualified internal candidates. Is going outside unexpected? Just curious - I don't know much about the HS administrations. Too bad. I don't know any of the NV staff, but it is always nice to promote from w/in. With the Dash it is all about test scores so maybe this is his reasoning.
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Post by title1parent on Apr 11, 2008 17:30:17 GMT -5
There are a lot of changes in principals for next year. We are losing our principal at Gombert. He is going to Springbrook and we are getting an outsider as well.
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Post by mclovin on Apr 11, 2008 18:33:45 GMT -5
Fry's Principal, Kim Stephens is going to Georgetown next year.
She's excellent and will be missed. The upside is that they are bringing Moira Arzich (Fry's old assistant Principal) into the head job.
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Post by gandalf on Apr 11, 2008 18:54:49 GMT -5
Fry's Principal, Kim Stephens is going to Georgetown next year. She's excellent and will be missed. The upside is that they are bringing Moira Arzich (Fry's old assistant Principal) into the head job. She did an excellent job filling huge shoes at Watts when the original principal there resigned a few years back. She is very tech savvy and knows the dashboard approach inside out -- surprised she's moving again so quickly -- I agree she'll do a great job again.
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Post by title1parent on Apr 13, 2008 7:00:58 GMT -5
Glenbard E. principal moving to Neuqua Valley
By Melissa Jenco | Daily Herald Staff Published: 4/12/2008 12:05 AM
Neuqua Valley High School may have nearly 4,500 students, but Robert McBride hopes to provide a personalized environment when he take the reins next year.
Indian Prairie Unit District 204 has chosen McBride, currently the principal of Glenbard East High School in Lombard, as Neuqua's new principal.
He'll replace Michael Popp, who has been named director of school improvement and planning for the district.
"Bob is a great choice for us as he is an experienced administrator who has orchestrated excellent achievement gains as principal at Glenbard East," superintendent Stephen Daeschner said in a press release.
McBride, 41, has been principal of Glenbard East since 2005, preceded by two years as assistant principal. He also spent 13 years at Oak Park-River Forest High School.
He said Neuqua's dynamism drew him to the school.
"It's a very rare opportunity to have such a new school early in its culture and its growth that has accomplished so much already. The opportunity to be a leader of that kind of dynamic school was an opportunity I really couldn't ignore," he said.
His own education includes a degree in English language and literature from Northwestern University and a graduate degree in teaching and curriculum from Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is working on his doctorate in education from Loyola University of Chicago.
McBride said his time at Glenbard has given him insight as to how to make a large school feel small and personalized, which he plans to bring to Neuqua. He also believes he can empower teachers and help them create a safe learning environment.
The district received more than 150 applications for open principal positions at Neuqua and Waubonsie Valley high schools, according to Kevin Myers, director of secondary education.
McBride met with the Neuqua staff on Thursday and Myers said he already impressed some of his future colleagues.
"One thing we heard coming back was his ability to communicate with the faculty and already let them understand who he is, opening up and being personable," Myers said. "Seeing what the needs are, the focus points for the future when he takes over the reins of Neuqua."
When he begins his new post on July 1 he will be school's third principal since it opened in 1997.
While he's excited for the new opportunities that Neuqua holds, McBride said he truly loves Glenbard East as well and is leaving a part of his heart with its students, parents and faculty.
"I'm very proud of Glenbard East," McBride said. "Glenbard East is a fantastic school in DuPage. It will be hard to transition but I'm very excited about the opportunity and responsibility that District 204 has empowered me with."
McBride is one of a handful of administrators scheduled for approval at Monday's school board meeting along with Elizabeth Pohlmann as assistant principal of Crone Middle School, Kristen Ross as principal of Gombert Elementary School, Moira Arzich as principal of Fry Elementary School, Brian LeCrone as principal of Brookdale Elementary School and Claudette Walton as assistant principal/HR director of Fry Elementary School.
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Post by title1parent on Apr 20, 2008 6:21:58 GMT -5
Meet new Neuqua Valley High School principal Bob McBride Published: 4/20/2008 12:07 AM
Bob McBride is principal of Glenbard East High School in Lombard. Beginning next year, he'll become principal of Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville.
Age: 41
Family: Katie, my wife of 19 years, and two daughters, ages 6 and 4.
Grew up in: Oak Park
Your ultimate pet: A bison. My daughters wanted to bring one home after we went out West this past summer. We thought it would do a great job keeping the grass from getting too high and I would not have to mow the lawn so much.
What's your education philosophy in one sentence? When you are at school, and you look into the face of any student, see the face of a child you care about deeply, a son, daughter, nephew, niece, and create the school, lesson or conversation you would like them to have.
Personal hero? Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln
How did you wind up in education? I was inspired by the many great teachers I have had in my education and by my parents, who, early on, helped me love learning and ideas. Also, my wife is a teacher, and she remains the example of compassion, humor and intuition I would like to have as an educator. I met her just when I was trying to decide between two career paths -- education and the U.S. Marine Corps. I chose education and married her!
What is your dream vacation? For relaxation, a beautiful, white, sandy beach with plenty of sunshine and enough time to stroll with my wife, chase my two girls in the waves and play in the sand. For culture and history, Tokyo, Kyoto, Beijing, Shanghai, Tibet, Bangkok and Singapore, and enough time to see it all with my family.
If you won the biggest lottery in history you'd ... take care of my family and then give it away to those in greater need than me.
Favorite reality show? "The Amazing Race."
Cubs or Sox? Cubs!
If you could invite one literary character to dinner, who would you pick and why? It would have to be two: Tom Joad from Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath" and the Invisible Man from Ellison's "Invisible Man." Both are powerful voices of protest and speak for those who are marginalized in American society. Whatever they would say would be worth listening to.
Musical guilty pleasures? Old school rap music: Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five and Public Enemy.
Favorite childhood book? "The Snowy Day" by Ezra Jack Keats.
Bungee jumping, rappelling or parachuting? None of the above. I am too afraid of heights!
What's the most innovative program you've seen so far at school? Glenbard East's music department and a program at one of our partner schools called "Taking Care of Business." Glenbard East belongs to a network called 12 Under 12, and we are sponsored by the National Staff Development Council.
Blue Valley High School is in our network, and they have a time set aside every Thursday when all students take care of any issues, test make up, homework or meeting with teachers, that would pull their achievement up.
Latest new "it" word you've heard from a student? I am about a decade behind in slang so I still use words like "chillin' " and "kickin' it." Not very up to date! Very '90's!
What lasting impression do you hope to leave? That it is always worthwhile to be open to change.
What's the worst influence on today's youth? Apathy about the future.
Thing that makes today's students distinct? They have access to more information than any generation ever and they have the technology and thinking skills to put that access to good use.
If I could change one thing about the world it would be ... using violence to solve problems and challenges.
If you could paint your office any color it would be … soft yellow.
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