NASSP Principal of the 12 months: Dr. Tracie Anderson Swilley

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Dr. Tracie Anderson Swilley the Principal of Fairfield Excessive Faculty in South Carolina was named the 2025 Principal of the 12 months for america by the Nationwide Affiliation of Secondary Faculty Principals. Right now we will speak to her in regards to the tradition transformation at her faculty that improved their commencement charge and constructed a college satisfaction that’s selling excellence in all the things they do. She additionally talks about faculty security and the way she has approached this delicate matter. Take heed to this inspiring principal and make your faculty a greater place too.

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Dr. Tracie Anderson Swilley has over a decade of success because the principal of Fairfield Central Excessive Faculty. She is a Transformational Chief who has positively shifted the lives of her school and employees and, in the end, the tutorial system in Fairfield County Faculties and past. As a transformational chief, Dr. Swilley understands the Legislation of Replication and has many assistant principals who have been promoted to principal underneath her steering.

Moreover, she has promoted academics inside her constructing to the position of assistant principal and has mentored principals all through the state. She embodies main by instance to make sure that leaders beget leaders.

Dr. Swilley, most lately named the 2025 Nationwide Principal of the 12 months by NASSP, has acquired many accolades for her astounding management, together with 2024 South Carolina Affiliation of Faculty Directors (SCASA) Secondary Principal of the 12 months, Proclamations from Fairfield County & the City of Winnsboro, the SCAAA 2A Principal of the 12 months in 2023, Unity within the Group Faculty Administrator Award in 2023, Fairfield County Coroner Excellent Service Award in 2021, and Believers and Achievers Award in 2015. 

She is dedicated to advancing instructional and social outcomes for these round her and is a longtime member of a number of skilled organizations corresponding to NASSP, SCEA, SCASA, SCAAA and ASCD. She at present serves as SCAAA 2A President, SCASA Secondary Principal Government Committee District 2 Consultant, and is a member of the Midlands Regional Academic Middle Advisory Board. She can be an lively member of the Richland County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Dr. Swilley is aware of that everybody can obtain given the right help and assist and makes use of knowledge to information her school and employees in greatest practices to enhance scholar outcomes. She upholds the Fairfield Central motto of Griffins Hovering for Greatness: Griffins Consider, Griffins Obtain, and Griffins Succeed. The mission that she carries out is modeling easy methods to present each scholar with high quality instructing and studying experiences on daily basis.

Twitter: @PrincipalTSwil