Mission, Texas- On Tuesday, October 11, the number of campus principals in Mission Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) doubled; but only for one day, and it didn’t cost the district any additional money for salaries. On October 11, each Mission CISD school had a business or community leader experience the life of a principal by becoming a Principal for a Day.
These Principals for a Day reported to their respective schools at 7:30 a.m. and then shadowed the real campus principal through their regular duties. The Principals for a Day had a shortened work schedule that ended with a luncheon at the Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce. The real campus principals then reported back to their schools to complete their work days.
Mission CISD first started the Principal for a Day program in 2006 as a way to help educate the local business and community leaders about the rewards and rigors of the principalship. Principal for a Day also gives the participants an unfiltered look into what goes on in a school day on a regular basis. It is also meant to help build relationships between the district and the communities it serves.
The list of participants for the 11th annual Principal for a Day program included: Zaida Villarreal, Keller Williams Realty; Glenda Alaniz, Keller Williams Realty; Cindy Rodriguez Elizondo, Manager, Peter Piper Pizza; Ismael Balderas, Leadership Mission; Joey Flores, Leadership Mission; Josh Stockel, President, Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce; Myssie Barajas, Keller Williams Realty; Laura Rodriguez, Leadership Mission; Dulce Cortina, Leadership Mission; Rolando Puente, Leadership Mission; Lillie Handy Dominguez, Keller Williams Realty; Stephanie Springer, Keller Williams Realty; Charlie Garcia III, board member, Mission CISD; Joyce Smithers, Keller Williams Realty; Jessica Iglesias, Leadership Mission; Rose Padilla, Keller Williams Realty; Joe Largin, Keller Williams Realty; Ken Duke, Keller Williams Realty; Gary Garcia, Keller Williams Realty.
Pictured are Josh Stockel as he helped welcome students at Marcell Elementary School, Joe Largin as he helped welcome students with a handshake at Mission Collegiate High School, and Joey Flores as he was walked through some paperwork at Leal Elementary School.