Grow Your Own was “jump started” with elementary and secondary school emergency relief funds, received by districts to offset costs of the COVID-19 pandemic. The district received over 40 applicants and selected 12 fellows.
Parker and his wife moved from Sacramento, California, last fall after she accepted a job as a gymnastics coach at the University of Iowa. Parker joined Iowa City High’s staff coaching football and track and field. He was able to continue teaching his students in California in the Sacramento City Unified School District remotely from Iowa during the pandemic.
Educators will finish the fellowship “prepared for a successful career in school administration,” Iowa City High Principal John Bacon said.
Bacon is looking forward to working with Parker this year, and said the fellowship program could “strengthen” City High’s team of administrators by bringing “another really talented person” on board.
“I will never turn down more help,” he said. “It’s a win-win opportunity for teachers to learn more about administration and schools to have more hands on deck helping and serving kids.”
Bacon expects Parker to help with building supervision, building relationships with students and families and overseeing the student advisory center, where students can get extra academic help.
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