Collier leaves Bobby Ray for job at central office
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Now the longtime teacher and principal is making a move to the school system’s central office as the new professional and community development coordinator. Collier is filling a job last done by Glynis Bassi in 2000.
As her job title suggests, Collier will work with school officials and with families. She will help principals address specific school needs, which includes working with teachers. She also hopes to get more parents actively involved in their child’s education.
“This is exactly the type of thing I love to do,” said Collier. “I want to get parent involvement system wide and work with family relations.
“I’ll also be working with schools and helping out based on their test scores. Every school has areas of strength as far as test scores go. And our schools are meeting their adequate yearly progress goals so they’re doing their job.”
Collier began her education career at Eastside in 1982 teaching first grade. She has taught at the junior high school and Dibrell, and been principal at Bobby Ray twice, including the past two years.
In her central office position, Collier wants to promote the quality of the local school system.
“There’s so much opportunity to improve what we’re doing well and for people in the community to be aware of what we’re doing,” said Collier. “I’d also like any prospective businesses considering Warren County to give me a call so I can show them our schools because our schools are a major selling point.”
Director of Schools Dr. Jerry Hale said the emphasis with the No Child Left Behind Act is to encourage more parental involvement. He said Collier’s energy and enthusiasm makes her a great choice for the job.
“It’s a PR position to promote family friendly schools,” said Hale. “Statistics show students do better when parents are involved. She will be keeping people involved about what’s going on, working with PTOs, and that type of thing.”
It has not been determined who will be the new Bobby Ray principal.