Dr. Kelle McCallum Named MoASSP South Central High School Principal of the Year
Washington High School Principal Dr. Kelle McCallum has been named the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals (MoASSP) South Central Region High School Principal of the Year.
The award is open to administrators who been at the same high school for three years or more. Each MoASSP district may select one individual to be recognized at the annual fall conference. One of those individuals will be selected as the MoASSP High School Principal of the Year, will be recognized at the spring conference, and will be entered in the NASSP (National Association of Secondary School Principals) Principal of the Year Program.
Presenting the award to McCallum during a high school staff meeting on Wednesday, May 3, were MoASSP South Central Region President Brian Witt (Principal of Bourbon Middle School) and MoASSP South Central Region Board Member Dr. Jim Pritchett (Principal of Rolla High School).
McCallum, who will retire following the 2022-23 school year, has been with the School District of Washington for 25 years, all at the high school. She has served as principal for seven years, associate principal for eight years, and assistant principal for two years. She was the director of guidance at the high school for eight years before getting into administration.
Overall, McCallum has been in education for 29 years. Before coming to Washington, she was a teacher at Rolla Middle School for three years and at Chesterfield Day School for one year.
“I am honored to be selected by the South Central Region as the High School Principal of the Year,” McCallum said. “I share this honor with the students, faculty and staff at Washington High School.”
MoASSP South Central Region High School Principal of the Year
Washington High School Principal Dr. Kelle McCallum, middle left, has been named the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals (MoASSP) South Central Region High School Principal of the Year. Presenting the award were MoASSP South Central Region President Brian Witt, far left, and MoASSP South Central Region Board Member Dr. Jim Pritchett, far right. Also pictured is School District of Washington Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Kephart.