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Paul M. White
Paul M. White, PhD, is the superintendent of New Prairie United School Corporation in Northern Indiana. He has experience as a secondary-level special education teacher, social studies teacher, middle school principal, and high school principal.
Paul M. White
Paul M. White, PhD, is the superintendent of New Prairie United School Corporation in Northern Indiana. Previously, he served as a secondary-level special education teacher, social studies teacher, middle school principal, high school principal, coach, part-time bus driver, and curriculum director.
Dr. White focuses on implementing professional learning communities (PLC) to ensure student learning and a culture of continuous improvement. The school system he serves, New Prairie United Schools, earned Model PLC at Work® status in 2023. New Prairie’s highest-poverty school, Rolling Prairie Elementary, earned National Blue Ribbon status in 2023 as well.
Dr. White also served as a secondary-level principal in Indiana for nine years, earning a reputation for improving school academic performance with a focus on literacy development. He is an adjunct professor at Bethel University in Mishawaka, Indiana, and serves as a mentor to aspiring superintendents and new superintendents for the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents.
Dr. White earned his bachelor's degree in special education and social studies and a master's in school administration from Indiana University. He also holds an educational specialist degree and a doctorate in educational leadership from Indiana State University. His dissertation on literacy instruction in high-performing secondary schools in Indiana led to a lifelong focus on collaborative practices and the implementation of the PLC process.
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PLC at Work® experts have proven success in leading the PLC at Work process in a school or district. Work with them to implement a focus on learning, build a collaborative culture, and create a results orientation that leads to sustained, substantive school improvement.
Presentations by Paul M. White
- Strong Collaborative School Culture: A Deeper Look at What Is Often Missing
- A Data-Driven Learning Culture: Five Must-Haves for Success
- Maximizing School Board: Superintendent Collaboration and Governance
- Literacy Instruction at the Secondary Level in Indiana: A Dissertation Study
