Moran headed to Little Chute
By Erik Buchinger
Rexford-Longfellow Elementary School Assistant Principal Vanessa Moran has resigned from her position, effective the end of the 2018-19 contract year.
Moran took a job as principal of Little Chute Elementary School after one year in the Clintonville Public School District.
“I decided to take this new job in order to continue to grow as a leader,” Moran said. “I also desire to have a greater impact on the school community and know that this opportunity will provide me with just that.”
Moran said she enjoyed her time in the district.
“I have absolutely loved every minute working in Clintonville and appreciate how supportive the school community has been of my desire to grow as a leader,” Moran said. “I will always look back on this year as one of the best ones of my professional career and will never forget my time here. I hope to continue to be able to serve as a resource for the district and build upon the many relationships that have been formed over the past year.
“The thing I enjoyed most was working alongside the all the amazing staff of the school district,” Moran said. “They are some of the most dedicated, hardworking, tenacious and passionate educators I have ever known, and I have been lucky to have been able to serve alongside them in this role.”
When she originally took the position at Rexford-Longfellow Elementary, Moran said she wanted to lead the school in a positive way.
“I took the position at Clintonville Elementary School because I wanted to have a wider-reaching impact on the hearts and minds of students,” Moran said. “I also wanted to be able to leverage my background at the elementary level in order to be an impactful instructional leader.”
Moran said she will miss the students.
“I will miss seeing the students’ smiling faces the most,” Moran said. “Whether it was greeting them in the morning, seeing them in the hallways, coming into their classrooms, sitting down to eat lunch with them or giving them high fives as they left in the afternoon, I will miss them more than words could ever possibly describe. I used to always call my students ‘my kids’ because in our year together, they were more than just names on a class list. They became a part of my heart. That is the same way I feel about all the students here.
“I feel so fortunate to have been able to serve the students, staff and families in this role. The impact you have all made on my life, both personally and professionally, cannot be understated, and I can only hope that I did the same for you in some small way.”