NPT President and CEO Beth Curley was invited this week by the PENCIL Foundation and Meigs Magnet Middle School in East Nashville to be Principal for a Day. Beth assisted principal Jon Hubble in normal school day activities, beginning at 7:30am with the greeting and morning announcements* for 730 students. From there she walked the hallways to meet faculty members, toured the library and computer lab, and observed classes to see first-hand how varied and effective innovative teaching can be.
“She was pleased to learn that this academic magnet school offers five foreign languages, including Chinese,” says NPT producer Greta Requierme, who has a 5th grader at the school. “She looked right at home in the principal’s office, sitting behind the desk.”
JoAnn Scalf, director of education at NPT, also has a daughter at Meigs.
“I got to see a lot of technology in the classroom,” Beth tells us, “which is great, because NPT provides a lot of material for classrooms. I was excited to see technology being used in real classroom situations.
“I love kids, and it was a really fun day. Thumbs up to principal Hubble and everyone at Meigs for the fantastic work they do, and a big thank you for inviting me to be a part of it.”
*Contrary to some published reports, Beth DID NOT interrupt the morning announcements to thank the students for listening, remind them of the value of the morning announcements, and offer to thank them for their support with a gift of an NPT water bottle and the complete collection of NPT’s Memories of Nashville series. She DID tell them, however, that Meigs Magnet School is THEIR magnet school.
