Rachel Skerritt spent her entire professional career climbing the ranks in Boston Public Schools, from teacher to principal to chief of staff. It was home, and it was a nurturing place that groomed her to be a successful educator. So why, in 2010, did she leave that high-performing urban school district to lead turnaround efforts at Eastern Senior High School in D.C.? "The biggest challenge that I have faced in D.C. has been my greatest joy: re-launching Eastern with just a ninth grade and adding a grade each year," Skerritt says. "It creates a constant feeling of building a plane as you're flying it, but that feeling is truly exhilarating."
-- Read more from Amanda Klein's Q&A with Skerritt on YEP-DC's Recess: http://www.youngedprofessionals.org/1/post/2013/09/greenhouses-gardens-and-baby-grand-pianos-a-new-state-of-affairs-in-dcps.html
Who should Amanda interview next? Send your recommendations to amandalklein(at)gmail(dot)com
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