KimCockley

This is my fifth year at Hudson Middle School, where I serve as the 8th grade principal. Prior to this position, I was an assistant principal at Cuyahoga Falls High School for 2 years. Before becoming an administrator, I was a high school math teacher for 4 years (in Cincinnati and Cuyahoga Falls). My masters degree is in K-12 administration from the University of Cincinnati, and my bachelors degree is in mathematics from Malone College (in Canton). I live in Macedonia with my husband. Outside of work, my interests are running and painting.

This is my last semester of coursework in Kent in the K-12 Leadership PhD program, and I am very much looking forward to December for that reason! My dissertation plans are to focus on the transition into a leadership position. //You're in Charge--Now What?// and //The First 90 Days// are two books of interest to me--they focus on those first critical months after stepping into a leadership position. I am interested in learning what themes emerge when studying the transition of middle school principals (i.e. specific actions they take) in their first 100 days of their position.