Denise Pritchard has been an educator for 36 years. She first served students as a teacher for 18 years at the elementary and middle grade levels. For the next 15 years, she impacted the lives of those in the educational community as an elementary principal and then a middle school principal. As a principal who rolled up her sleeves to get the job done, under her leadership, her schools flourished. She established a mentoring program in which older students helped elementary students. In recognizing the importance of extracurricular activities in the lives of her middle school students, she and her staff worked to maintain 30 different clubs, organizations and teams for student participation. Buoyed by her far-reaching knowledge of quality instruction and curriculum, Pritchard used data to analyze student progress, support professional development "cluster groups," and fostered communication among her staff to ensure the growth of students and teachers. For the past three years, Pritchard has served as the supervisor of personnel for St. Bernard Parish Public Schools.
Ms. Pritchard is passionate about building the ranks of teachers throughout our nation. She believes it is extremely important to cultivate teachers capable of building long-lasting careers in education. In doing so, Ms. Pritchard has passed on her love of education to her own children. One of her sons is currently in his second year of teaching in the same district after his graduation from Louisiana State University. Her other son is in his second year at the Tulane School of Law.
2012 Member Louisiana Reading Association
2012 Member of Louisiana Association of Secondary School Principals
2011 Louisiana TAP Leadership Team of Distinction Award
2011 Member of National Association of Secondary School Principals
2011 Cecil Picard Louisiana Educator Excellence Honoree
2004 Joseph J. Davies Elementary School Teacher of the Year
1996 Chalmette MIddle School Teacher of the Year
1996 St. Bernard Parish Public School Teacher of the Year
1992 Norco Elementary School Teacher of the Year
TAP Value Added Score of 5 Award
2015 Middle School Principal of the Year , St. Bernard Parish Public Schools
2011 National Staff Development Council, Learning Forward's Journal JSD, Journal Article "Rising Above the Floodwaters", December 2011, Vol.32, No. 6, Anthony Armstrong
2011 Panelist at Louisiana TAP Summer Institute
2011 Member St. Bernard Parish Public School Reading Association
2005 Elementary School Principal Certification
2005 Principal Certification & Educational Leader 2 Certification
2004 Masters of Education, University of New Orleans
1988 B.S., Louisiana State University
