El Paso ISD has ushered in a new era for Whitaker Elementary School with the announcement of Pauletta Howard as its principal, starting from July 1, a news piece by El Paso ISD reports. The district hails her two decades of educational leadership, anticipating she’ll inject her vast expertise and vision into the school’s future.
Howard’s extensive portfolio includes impactful stints as a principal and assistant principal, alongside her beginnings as a middle school science teacher, her career arch demonstrates a consistent climb toward educational excellence, El Paso ISD elaborates, that Howard is particularly celebrated for, implementing successful mentorship programs at Newman Elementary and steering the school to be recognized as a catalyst campus attests to her forward-thinking approach.
Before her latest appointment, as principal of Newman Elementary, Howard pioneered the UTEP teacher residency mentorship model and orchestrated the school’s transition into an Opportunity Culture site, advocating for dynamic and engaging learning frameworks. Her work didn’t go unnoticed, leading to a co-presentation at the 2020 TASA Midwinter Conference on innovative school improvement strategies…