Moore still feels she makes a difference at Centertown
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“Kids have always had problems, but now they are so complicated, so complex,” she said, mentioning the meth scourge specifically. “And their problems just seem to multiply.”
This fall, Moore begins her 20th year as Centertown’s leader, making her the county’s longest serving principal in one location.
During her tenure she has seen accountability standards at the state and national levels increase substantially. And with this increased accountability has come increased paperwork. Moore said mandatory reports to the state and federal governments take up much more of her time than they used to.
“It seems like everybody and everything has a piece of paper attached to it,” she said. “The paperwork is tremendous and computers haven’t helped a bit.”
Nevertheless, she said she enjoys her job immensely.
“I may get frustrated, irritated, even angry sometimes, but I believe I make a difference. When I get to the point I feel I don’t I’ll go to the house,” she said.
Moore added that she realizes she can’t make a difference with every student, but she believes if she can make a difference to some, if she can help “equalize the playing field,” progress is being made.
Director of Schools Dr. Jerry Hale, himself a Centertown alum, had nothing but positive remarks about Moore and her tenure.
“She’s had a good run and done a good job,” he said. “Centertown has won the Governor’s Incentive Award on numerous occasions. Their scores have been good and when their students reach the high school, they compete admirably with the rest of the students from across the county.”
Moore said while she’s looking forward to some “rocking chair time” in the future, she’ll keep on keeping on as long as she can make a difference.