August 16, 2016

Dear Warren County Middle School Staff,

My name is Magnus Hemans and it is with great pleasure and enthusiasm that I become a
member of the Warren County Middle School community as a principal resident. I am truly
honored to have the opportunity to serve as principal resident and look forward to working with
the principal, assistant principal, teachers and the staff at Warren County Middle School to
provide the best possible educational program for our students.
I have had the wonderful opportunity to interact with students in the capacity of a teacher for over
15 years. The first seven years of my teaching career were spent teaching elementary and middle
school students in my home country, Jamaica. The last 8 years, I have taught fourth and fifth
grade Math to elementary students in Richmond City, Virginia and Vance and Warren County
(North Carolina) Public Schools. Through collaboration with my colleagues, parents, other
stakeholders and the deep passion that I have for teaching, I have watched my students, with
much joy, have fun while learning Math and have seen them perform very well on their state
exams over the years. This has motivated me to inspire teachers to go the extra mile to ensure that
our students are given quality instruction on a daily basis and continue to be that voice and
advocate for our students; especially in Northeast North Carolina.
I am currently a proud member of North Carolina State Universitys Northeast Leadership
Academy (NELA). This is the number one principal training program in the country. The goal of
this program is to increase student achievement by preparing and retaining principals in highpoverty, hard to staff, and historically low-performing schools. Each component of the program is
anchored in research based best practices in leadership preparation and is designed to meet the
specific leadership needs of schools in rural northeast North Carolina.
My desire is to help provide quality leadership that will motivate teachers to design quality
lessons that cater to students individual learning needs. I wish to help teachers create an
atmosphere where students are challenged daily and teaching is linked to students experiences so
that learning can be more meaningful. Teachers, parents, support staff and the administrative team
all have a role in preparing our students for the future. Therefore, it is important that we form a
strong partnership so that Warren County Middle School will be a place where students look
forward to coming daily.
I am very excited and I look forward to working collaboratively with you this school year.
Best Regards,
Magnus Hemans,
Principal Resident