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Tommy Thompson

Thompson, Tommy
Tommy Thompson, MA, is an award-winning principal who has been recognized for leading turnaround efforts that transformed a “failing” school into a nationally recognized school. He has also been recognized at the state level and called upon to share best practices that have yielded gains in every metric currently used to assess school effectiveness. In addition to blogging for Corwin Connect, Tommy has been featured in or contributed to several publications, such as Leading Collective Efficacy, Everyday Courage for School Leaders, and Rigorous Curriculum Design. Tommy began his career as a social studies teacher and served as a special education department chairperson prior to leading schools for nearly 20 years.