JCPS Leadership 2026

JCPS Leadership 2026

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Sarah Lewis

West Johnston High School

Assistant Principal

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About me

I grew up in Johnston County, attended ECU for my undergraduate and graduate degrees. My husband teaches drafting at CHHS, and we have three children. This is my first year as an assistant principal. I look forward to serving Four Oaks Middle School and the community.

7:30am EDT

Breakfast (New Administrators) AG Glenn Building

8:00am EDT

Dr. Pearce Welcome (New Administrators) AG Glenn BuildingDr. David Pearce

12:30pm EDT

Lunch AG Glenn Building

7:00am EDT

Breakfast & Welcome CafeteriaDr. David Pearce

8:15am EDT

Dr. Pearce Address AuditoriumDr. David Pearce

9:45am EDT

Walkthroughs That Matter: Transforming Data into Instructional Impact (Elementary/Middle/High) (One representative per school) Distance Learning LabSelena Sutton • Amanda Barnett • Shannan Church • Brie Beane

10:45am EDT

Shifting to a Leadership Mindset (Required for All) Media CenterDr. Michael Sims

11:45am EDT

Lunch Cafeteria

1:00pm EDT

Basics of Discipline (Required for Assistant Principals and Principals) AuditoriumWilliam Weaver

2:00pm EDT

Transforming Staff Meetings into Professional Learning Opportunities for Teachers Room 218Tami Poland

3:00pm EDT

Every Learner, Every Classroom, Every Day: Strengthening Core Instruction Together Room 219Kevin Daughtry

4:00pm EDT

Reflection and Closing AuditoriumDr. David Pearce

7:00am EDT

Breakfast CafeteriaDr. David Pearce

8:15am EDT

Welcome Dr. Pearce AuditoriumDr. David Pearce

8:30am EDT

Wednesday Keynote: NVE's (Nihilistic Violent Extremists), NLM (No Live Matter), 764: What administrators should know... AuditoriumTiffany S. Cohn Galvez

9:45am EDT

Making Grades Meaningful: Leading Coherent Systems for Instruction and PLCs Room 222Paige Barnes

11:45am EDT

Lunch Cafeteria

1:00pm EDT

Leveraging RtI:Stored! (Elementary and Middle) (One representative per school) Distance Learning LabSelena Sutton • Amanda Barnett • Shannan Church • Brie Beane

3:00pm EDT

PLC Focus on Learning (Essential Standards) and PLC Meetings: The Work (4 Critical Questions) Room 218Larkeysha Sheppard

4:00pm EDT

Reflection and Closing AuditoriumDr. David Pearce

7:00am EDT

Breakfast & Welcome CafeteriaDr. David Pearce

8:15am EDT

Principal and AP of the year AuditoriumDr. David Pearce

9:00am EDT

PLC Work: Maximizing RIME Time: Systems and Structures that Ensure Success for Every Learner - Elementary Room 228Traci Hayes • Kinetta Anderson • Amanda Dale • Justin Batts • Selena Sutton

10:00am EDT

Effective Data Based Problem Solving Room 228Traci Hayes • Kinetta Anderson • Amanda Dale • Justin Batts • Selena Sutton

11:00am EDT

Lunch Cafeteria

12:00pm EDT

Elevating Instruction for Multilingual Learners: What to Look For and What Works Room 219SAVVAS representative

1:00pm EDT

Brand It Better: Canva for School Communication Room 228David Hinrichs

3:00pm EDT

PLC Collaboration Auditorium

4:00pm EDT

Closing AuditoriumDr. David Pearce