Leader 2 Leader

Steve Frazier , Principal of Silver Trail Middle School; Past-President of Florida Association of Secondary School Principals (FASSP); South Region Director of Florida Association of School Administrators (FASA); Executive Director of Florida League of Middle Schools (FLMS) Daniela Fatout , Administrative Support at Silver Trail Middle School “A Professional Learning Community is a collaboration of teachers, administrators, parents, and students, who work together to seek out best practices, test them in the classroom, continuously improve processes, and focus on results.” (Rick DuFour, 2002) The Vision Silver Trail Middle School’s mission is to provide a safe, progressive, stimulating learning environment that enables students to reach their fullest potential as responsible, productive citizens in a diverse society.  Silver Trail Middle School is an integral part of its community and focuses on developing and implementing programs that will fit the diverse nee...

Joseph B. Harrell Northwest Region Director, Florida Support Administrators Association (FSAA) Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services, Santa Rosa School District Santa Rosa School District provides students with a high-quality education and our students consistently lead the State of Florida in academic achievement. Indeed, the mission of our school district, Educate students for success by providing a superior, relevant education, drives our daily instruction in the classroom as we strive to prepare our students for a bright and prosperous future. With this mission in mind, Santa Rosa School District is currently in Year 1 of our Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics STEAM Innovate Program, a 5 year transformation and partnership with Discovery Education, a division of the globally recognized Discovery Communications. Research consistently demonstrates that STEAM education dramatically increases student achievement, literally eliminating achi...