Riverland Elementary Wins Broward’s Healthiest School Honors

The District’s Benefits Department, Humana Inc. and Vista Healthplans teamed together last school year to find out which elementary school could claim “healthiest school” honors. Dillard, Lakeside, Riverland and Silver Ridge elementary schools accepted the challenge. Staff members at the four schools agreed to:

• Improve their blood pressure
• Control their Body Mass Index (BMI)
• Reduce their cholesterol
• Lower their blood pressure
• Complete a wellness book
• Visit their primary care physician

Wellness seminars and pedometers kept participants at the schools focused on their goals. Each time a school board employee participated in any aspect of the competition their name was entered into a raffle for a prize. Sandra Pierre of Dillard Elementary won a $1,000 scholarship, courtesy of Vista Healthplan, which her son is using this fall at Florida Memorial College. Vickie Mooney from Silver Ridge Elementary won a $500 American Express gift card donated by Humana, Inc. She is using the money for classroom supplies.

In the end, Riverland Elementary had the highest overall score netting the $3,500 first prize. Honorable mentions went to Dillard Elementary for having the highest participation; Lakeside Elementary for losing the most weight; and Riverland for most increase in good cholesterol.

Congratulations to everyone who participated.

So You Want to Be an
Assistant Principal . . .

Has the idea to move into a school-based administrative position been floating around in your head for a while? Perhaps you have completed your Master’s degree in Educational Leadership, completed LEAD I & II and you feel you are ready. What now?

Each school year, in September and again in February, the Non-Instructional Staffing Department posts a declaration of vacancy for the Assistant Principal Pool. This is a call for applications from all interested parties both within and outside of the District wishing to be considered for any upcoming assistant principal vacancies.

The generic qualifications for the assistant principal pool are a Master’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university and a valid Florida Certification in Educational Leadership, Administration, Administration & Supervision, School Principal or Professional School Principal at the appropriate level of the assigned school. Additional certification is required in some instances as specified in the vacancy postings.

For a complete list of qualifications, items needed to apply for the AP Pool and an explanation of the application process, just go to the Non-Instructional Staffing Department Web site (www.broward.k12.fl.us/nis) and click on New School-Based Application Procedures and then on Assistant Principal Pool.

If you are unclear about the process or any other application procedure, there are several ways to acquire additional information:
• access the Employment Opportunities site at CAB District
Announcements;
• log onto the Non-Instructional Staffing Department Web site:
(www.broward.k12.fl.us/nis); or
• contact one of the staff members at Non-Instructional Staffing,
754-321-1810.