I My name is Ricky Neff and I am currently teaching 9th grade World History at New Philadelphia City School District. I have been a teacher since 2005 and have taught 6th grade World History as well. I earned my Masters of Education with the focus on Education Administration from Kent State University in 2008. Besides working in the classroom I am also a Varsity Football Coach. I am a mentor teacher, serve on the Building Leadership Team, and was a part of the 1:1 Integration of technology for our district as well. I will be looking for a job as an administrator in the summer of 2017.
My vision of educational leadership is to make sure that the school setting has a culture and a feel that everyone is involved and part of the culture. It is important to me that the staff and community is a member of the educational processes that will take place in my building. Communication is one the ley elements that is important to me. The best administrators I have had were good at communicating with the staff, parents and community members. I will need to be facilitator for the staff as someone who they can come to for answers and information.