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By Julie Titone, College of Education

PULLMAN, Wash. - A statewide effort to improve evaluations of public school principals will be led by Gene Sharratt, a faculty member in the Washington State University College of Education.

 

Sharratt, a veteran school administrator, will manage the Leadership Framework Project for the Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP).  The two-year, half-time assignment will be funded by the Gates Foundation. Sharratt said it is a good match with his other part-time job, running WSU’s statewide superintendent certification program.      

 

"These are complementary efforts because observation, evaluation and professional development are key components of our WSU educational leadership programs,” he said. "The joy of this opportunity is keeping WSU at the forefront of school leadership practice in our state.”

 

Gary Kipp, executive director of AWSP, said he was "pleased, well actually ecstatic” to announce Sharratt’s hiring.

 

Sharratt’s responsibilities will include adding more resources and developing training materials for school districts to use when evaluating their principals. Evaluations focus on eight key responsibilities, including building a culture conducive to learning, ensuring school safety and engaging communities. 

 

Sharratt is a clinical associate professor based at WSU Spokane. He has 30 years of public and private school experience, including nine years in the classroom and 21 years in school administration. He has been an elementary principal, assistant superintendent, superintendent and educational service district superintendent.

 

Contacts:
Gene Sharratt, 509-670-3222, gsharratt@wsu.edu
Julie Titone, WSU College of Education, 509-335-6850, jtitone@wsu.edu

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