New Legacy’s Board of Directors is excited to share that Steven Bartholomew has been hired to serve as the school’s next Executive Director beginning in the 2018-19 academic year.

Steven Bartholomew joins New Legacy after 23 successful years in education.  Steven started his journey in education as a speech and debate coach in Rapid City, SD – taking students to nationals each year.  After moving to Rhode Island, Steven served as an advisor/teacher for four years at The Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center (part of Big Picture Learning), then as principal for eleven years.  He found a passion for teaching teachers, then mentoring new principals. “The Met” is recognized as one of the 13 most innovative schools in the world by Tech Insider.

Steven wants to bring his experience in personalized learning to New Legacy.  Steven is a winner of the Ted Sizer Award for Innovative Leadership, recipient of the Presidential Scholar Distinguished Teacher Award, and has facilitated many workshops around the country on personalized, interest-based education.  Steven holds a double major in Communication Studies and Psychology from South Dakota State University, and has an M.A. in Educational Leadership from Northeastern University in Boston.

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