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Dear Mr. Meridian:

Upon learning of your opening for the position of Principal of Valley Hill, I felt compelled to submit my resume for your review. As an accomplished, visionary leader in the school sector with 18 years of operational, planning, and administration experience within the Mainline School System, I am well prepared to significantly contribute to your goals and objectives in this role.

My expertise lies in overseeing areas such as day-to-day operations, curriculum development, community partnership building, and standard setting for both students and staff to realize improved academic performance. From conceptualizing and establishing forward-thinking plans to collaborating with teachers and administrators to achieve consensus across multiple levels, I excel at directing strategic enhancements to drive goal achievement while communicating openly with instructors, staff, and parents.

Highlights of my experience include the following:

Advancing through increasingly responsible positions, starting from my early career as a middle school science teacher and progressing into first a Vice Principal and then a Principal role with Mainline Middle School in 2003.

Developing and implementing budgets, policies, and procedures while supervising a staff of 107 and a student population of approximately 800 while creating short- and long-range strategic plans to drive future physical and academic growth of the school.

Established a high-performing school as the primary vision and objective, setting and prioritizing goals and define time frames for professional staff development.

Instituted a weekly engagement program to amplify student exposure to varied extracurricular activities such as dancing, culinary arts, and outdoor appreciation.

My skills in academic operational oversight have been finely honed, and I am confident my additional strengths will readily translate to your environment. The chance to offer more insight into my qualifications would be most welcome. Thank you for your consideration; I look forward to speaking with you soon.

Sincerely,

Douglas F. Blankenship

Include These Principal Skills

  • Education administration expertise
  • Managerial skills
  • Leadership
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Computer competences
  • Decision-making
  • Time management and deadline orientation
  • Teamwork
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