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James Rawls
James Rawls serves as a principal in a large metropolitan school district in Georgia. His passion for education is evident through his experience of more than 20 years in the field.
James Rawls
James Rawls currently serves as a principal in a large metropolitan school district in Georgia. With more than 20 years of experience in education, he has served as a teacher, instructional coach, assistant principal, and principal in a variety of secondary school settings, including higher achieving Title I and diverse school populations.
His leadership skills and expertise are evident, as James has successfully led multiple schools in implementing the PLC at Work® process to improve learning outcomes. In his previous appointment, James served as principal at a Model PLC at Work school that was identified by Niche as one of the top one percent of the most diverse and the top 10 percent of the best public middle schools in America. He played a pivotal role in facilitating the highest growth of all middle schools in the county, as measured by the State of Georgia CCRPI score (66–86.3). Additionally, James led the implementation of the Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) framework, which resulted in a 47 percent average reduction of disciplinary referrals as well as four consecutive years of earning a Georgia School Star Climate Rating of five stars, the highest possible rating. Currently, James is the principal of the highest achieving Title I middle school in the county and the only middle school to achieve local, state, and national STEM certification.
James earned a specialist degree in educational leadership from Argosy University. He earned a master’s degree in middle grades education and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Armstrong State University. James also received multiple certifications and licensures during his 15 years of military service in the United States Army and Army Reserve.
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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 James Rawls
- Laying the Foundation: First Steps in Implementing Professional Learning Communities
- Pinpointing the Target: Connecting Questions One and Two of the PLC Process
- The What, When, and How of Common Assessments
- Unpacking Standards: How to Transform Standards into Clear Learning Targets
- RTI and the PLC Process
