principal preparation
![Professor Timothy Drake in a classroom.](https://ced.ncsu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2019/05/TimothyDrake.jpg)
AACTE: Gaps in the Journey to Becoming a Principal
![NC State College of Education Professor Lance Fusarelli discusses how principals can provide effective leadership during difficult times.](https://ced.ncsu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2021/11/fusarelli-screengrab.png)
How Can School Principals Provide Effective Leadership During Difficult Times? By Practicing the ‘Three C’s,’ Says Professor Lance Fusarelli
![Bonnie Fusarelli](https://ced.ncsu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2021/10/Bonnie.png)
$4.5 Million Grant Will Help College of Education’s Innovative, Award-winning Principal Preparation Program Prepare More School Leaders
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Education Week: Principals Bear the Brunt of Parental Anger, Staff Fatigue as COVID Drags On
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Nash County Public Schools 2021-2022 Principal of the Year Timothy Mudd ’13MSA Recognized for Success in Creating Opportunities for Students
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Focus on Mentorship Leads to Laura Wilson-Wadsworth ’18MSA Being Named Franklin County Schools Assistant Principal of the Year
![A principal with students at a public school in North Carolina.](https://ced.ncsu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2019/05/principalpreparationpage.jpg)
Education Week: How the Pandemic Is Already Changing Principal-Prep Programs
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‘My Purpose in Life is To Help Others Achieve their Highest Potentials and the Education Field Allows Me to Do That Daily,’ Says Granville County Principal of the Year Courtney Currin ’12MSA
![Leo Nieves](https://ced.ncsu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2021/04/Award-Winning-Alumni-Photo-and-graphic-Leo.jpg)
Nash County Elementary School Assistant Principal of the Year Leo Nieves ‘18MSA: ‘It is My Goal to Help Make the Educational Experience for All Involved a Positive One’
![Megan Bain](https://ced.ncsu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2021/03/Award-Winning-Alumni-Photo-and-graphic-Megan-Bain.jpg)