Ph.D., The University of Alabama. Research on how school leaders facilitate data-informed instruction.
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Cullman County Schools’ Principal of the Month recognition, reported in May 2019.
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Presented “The Prompts Leaders Are Actually Using” at AI Build Day in Nashville in October 2026.
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