{"id":4719,"date":"2018-04-15T20:12:43","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T00:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/?p=4719"},"modified":"2018-04-13T16:09:37","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T20:09:37","slug":"george-washington-middle-schools-jesse-mazur-named-principal-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/george-washington-middle-schools-jesse-mazur-named-principal-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"George Washington Middle School&#8217;s Jesse Mazur Named Principal of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>George Washington Middle School\u2019s Jesse Mazur was named 2018 ACPS Principal of the Year and finalist for The Washington Post 2018 Principal of the Year.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/spark.adobe.com\/video\/15rsb6YpLIdya\/embed\" width=\"550\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mazur joined ACPS as the principal of George Washington Middle School in 2014. Using a collaborative and data-driven approach, Mazur has focused on building community, promoting professional learning communities and closing the achievement gap.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em>&#8220;Mr. Mazur is a hands-on instructional leader who creates an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust where teachers are supported, involved and appreciated. He is a distinguished educator who is willing to go above and beyond and has a true passion for student success,&#8221; said Interim Superintendent Lois F. Berlin.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mazur has built a cohesive school community for staff and students by implementing programs such as the Where Everyone Belongs (WEB) transition program in which eighth grade students mentor incoming sixth grade students; the Kicking off an Excellent Year (KEY) middle school transition program designed for students receiving special education services; and the Guided Learning Acquisition Design (GLAD) program, a highly structured framework to support English learning students and Restorative Practices for student conflict resolution. During his tenure, GW&#8217;s counseling program became the <a href=\"https:\/\/k12.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=c264d43033e4f4ca3b673bfc6&amp;id=e033a24d94&amp;e=8c6fe7b5b4\">first RAMP certified school in the division<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em>&#8220;He&#8217;s one of those rare principals who is always prepared to engage staff, parents and the community in <\/em>conversation<em> about effective research-based educational practices, and he does so while being completely approachable,&#8221; said Director of School Counseling Gregory Forbes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mazur said he was truly humbled to be selected.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em>&#8220;I&#8217;ve seen who our past Principals of the Year are and I&#8217;m really excited to be in their company. I&#8217;m also so proud of our team. This is a team effort and not a principal effort. They work so hard every day. We complement each other,&#8221; said Mazur.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jesse Mazur has been named ACPS Principal of the Year and a finalist for The Washington Post&#8217;s 2018 Principal of the Year. 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