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The Principal's Corner

   

 

 

                           

                                     Mrs. Darla Wall,   Principal              

 

Master's Degree l Elementary Education and Administration

 

Hello Officer Family,

The staff and I are very excited to welcome you back for a wonderful school year. We know we are a wonderful family of staff, parents, students, and community members. Let us start out our new year at school with hopes and dreams that no matter how limited we might be, we will do our best to achieve what we call dreams. Many of us dream such amazing things, but what actions are we doing to make them a reality? What it takes is believing that we can do all that we dream and more.

Mindset is our way of thinking positively and the importance of having an open mindset is important for all to understand that we can make a difference and that change is you and in your dreams. Annette Officer Elementary School believes that all students can and will learn. We all learn in a variety of ways but we can still learn. Success is in our reach and we will continue to strive in gaining that success that we see in our dreams and beyond. This is our year, and we are making it possible with the help of our entire Officer family!

 

 

 Ms. Nina McLean,   Assistant Principal                                     

I am genuinely excited to join "Tiger Nation” once again. A little about my background: I have been working in education for over twenty-five years. I have been privileged to serve the children, families and community of the East St. Louis School District #189 as a classroom teacher, summer school principal, District Curriculum writer, lead teacher, ELA curriculum lead, coach, mentor, and Literacy Coordinator in a variety of K-12 settings, and now as an Assistant Principal at Annette Officer Elementary School. 

Mrs. McLean attained her Bachelor of Science from Western Illinois University in Macomb, IL, and her Master of Education Administration from McKendree University in Lebanon, IL. She is pursuing her doctorate from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, IL. Mrs. McLean is also a Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) in the United States Army Reserve, having served over 22 years.

Among her accolades are Southern Illinois Regional Teacher of the Year, Golden Apple Teacher of the Year, and St. Louis American  Excellence in Teaching Recipient. Her focus is always on creating an atmosphere of growth and fulfillment for both educators and students while engaging with families and the community. She believes in being a lifelong learner and believes in the phrase “Learning while doing.”