About Principal Donna

 

Snapshot:

“Principal Donna”™  has extensive experience with parenting, teaching and administering in schools. She is the founding principal of two highly successful schools—one private; one charter.  Recently Principal Donna worked at Denver Public Schools with children from low socio-economic homes, Latino and English Language Learners. She’s passionate about the arts, challenging every child, culturally responsive classrooms, and raising student achievement.  Honoring development of the whole child is Principal Donna’s core belief.

Education:


Biography:

Donna Newberg-Long has been an educator for over 25 years. She is currently completing her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership at the University of Denver. Her journey in education includes experience as an educator and leader in private, charter and public schools.

Donna is the founder of a non-profit Waldorf-inspired private school in Hawaii where she lived for 24 years, while raising 4 children. She was also the first principal of a “Top 100 School” in Colorado where she led the elementary school for five years. During that time, this Core Knowledge School received repeated honors as a “School of Excellence.” She was also responsible for overseeing all Special Services including Gifted and Talented, Special Education, English Language Learners, Literacy (504s’), as well as K-12 arts programming.

As its Founder, Principal Donna designed and project-managed the construction of Malamalama Waldorf School K-8 in collaboration with philanthropic organizations and benefactors obtaining grants and generous in-kind support.  She was admitted into “Who’s Who in Hawaii” becoming “Woman of the Year in Education” for Women’s History Week on Hawaii’s Big Island.  Following a 16-year experience in Hawaii, she moved to Puget Sound – closer to her aging parents – where she worked at Seattle Waldorf School.  There she assisted in the school’s expansion, participated on the Board of Directors, led the College of Teachers, all the while teaching grades 5 through 8!  She created traditions and programs there that even today continue to enrich its middle school culture.

The first Principal at Peak to Peak Charter School, Principal Donna involved herself in all aspects of developing a public school. Her extensive experience spans Core Knowledge and Waldorf curriculum, standards-based alignment, professional learning communities, assessment, integration of the arts, special needs and Character Education.  Always an innovator, Principal Donna lends insight and solutions to a multitude of problems students face in school. She’s an advocate for students, parents and teachers—always focused on doing the right thing, providing support to build healthy schools.

Principal Donna is currently consulting in schools in California and Colorado while completing her doctoral dissertation at the University of Denver in Educational Leadership—Morgridge College of Education.  Principal Donna’s broad experience brings wisdom and expertise to many aspects of education and school operations.

Principal Donna’s ‘Focused Concerns’ in education include:




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