Principal Donna Testimonials
“You have brought new life and experience to our growing charter school. It is clear to me that you have the experience and the ability to supply just the right way to say things to gently push school personnel in the right direction.
I belong to an alternative charter school that has in the past experienced many difficulties. Donna has provided us with the expertise and connections to strengthen our core and envision a healthy future: Because of Donna, we are well on our way to a healthy, productive future.”
Dave Smith
“Our school grew in so many ways as a direct result of Donna’s contributions. From administrative consulting to council advisement to strategic planning she immediately established a collaborative working environment that helped our community to focus on the goals at hand. Parents and staff alike walk away from meetings with Donna feeling thoughtfully considered and competently guided.”
Melissa Rummel
Board Member, Parent
“Donna was an excellent teacher that daily inspired not only her students, but the teachers that worked with her as well. Always upbeat, Donna had a way of bringing teaching to life. Patient, thoughtful, an excellent listener, and my mentor, Donna gave to me her passion for teaching.”
Ellen Mayeron
Kindergarten teacher and colleague
“Donna Newberg was an amazing teacher; the best I ever had by far. She made learning fun! I was always excited to go to school when she was my teacher.”
Ivory May Kalber
Student
“In my 14 years of teaching, I would have to rank Donna as one of the top principals I’ve had the pleasure to work with.”
Fran Mitchell
Special Education teacher
“Donna taught and directed all the administration of the school, including all fundraising and awareness events. Education has been her life’s work and she has achieved remarkable success in this field.”
JoBeth Dever
Teacher
“In a time when there is so much at stake with our youth, I believe Donna to be the kind of leader to bring a sense of purpose and determination to an educational environment. She continues to have a positive impact on the lives of students, parents and teachers as a model of a hard working, effective, approachable, and compassionate leader.”
Cheri Eymer
5th grade teacher
“Whenever students or teachers needed her help, Donna always made the time necessary to give her support…Because of her efforts, an effective Special Services Plan was put in place for students to receive the help they needed despite limitations on our resources. Ms. Long’s sincere dedication to the well being of the Peak to Peak community resulted in creative and very positive outcomes.”
Sherrie Walter
Literacy Specialist & Teacher
“I had the opportunity to work with Mrs. Newberg-Long when she was a principal at the school where I taught. Mrs. Newberg-Long’s commitment to high standards for teachers and students was very inspiring. She is a creative problem solver and a very collaborative leader. It was a pleasure to work with Mrs. Newberg-Long, and she was a very influential leader in my teaching career.”
Mrs. Yang
Kindergarten teacher
“I worked as an administrator with Donna at Peak to Peak Charter School. She demonstrates a great degree of responsibility while being flexible, persistent and sensitive to issues of cultural diversity. She is always reading and researching different research that will keep her up to date with trends in education. I have been inspired by her commitment to help others from many backgrounds.”
Kanesha Baynard,
Director of Field Services
University of Colorado, Boulder
“Donna is a dedicated, energetic principal who is passionate about children and education. She is amazingly perceptive about children’s personalities and academic needs, and is very insightful. Teachers and staff value Donna’s respect for their contributions and appreciate the way she encourages them…”
Kelly Reeser
School Parent
“It takes a wise, yet humble leader to let others feel significant in their contributions to build a school. I am grateful Donna is such a leader. She is truly an extraordinary principal with a passion for education and a tender heart for the many lives she has touched.”
Lori Douglass
2nd Grade Teacher
