Heritage Middle Principal
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LaVaughn Buchanan was approved by the Board of Education as principal at Heritage Middle School at the board's meeting Nov. 19, 2003.
EDUCATION
· Earned B.A. degree in Elementary Education, Villa
Maria College, Erie, PA, 1974;
· Earned M.Ed. degree in Elementary Education, Edinboro
State University, Edinboro, PA, 1977;
· Earned M.Ed. degree in Educational Administration
and Supervision, North Carolina Central University, Durham,
NC, 1992;
LICENSE
· School Administrator-Principal;
· Elementary Education (Grade K-6);
· Middle Language Arts (Grades 6-9);
· Middle Mathematics (Grades 6-9);
· Middle Social Studies (Grades 6-9);
· Mentor;
EXPERIENCE
· Principal, Cary Elementary School, Wake County Public
School System, Raleigh, NC, 1998-present;
· Assistant Principal, East Cary Middle School, Wake
County Public School System, Raleigh, NC, 1993-1998;
· Assistant Principal, Chewing Middle School, Durham
Public Schools, 1992-1993;
AWARDS AND MEMBERSHIP, OTHER RELEVANT ACTIVITIES
· Teacher of the Year, Chewing Middle School, 1998;
· North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics
(NCCTM);
· Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development;
· Wake County Division of Principals and Assistant
Principals.
· 2003-2004 Finalist, WCPSS Principal of the Year
· 1995 Administrator of the Year, Wake County Council
of Exceptional Children
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