Kelly Sloan named Principal of the Year
By Emily Benson
Kelly Sloan is no stranger to the halls of St. Madeleine Sophie School in Schenectady.
As a child, they were the halls of the school she attended from kindergarten until her graduation in eighth grade in 1985. As an adult, they were the halls where her own children attended and later where she would work as a third-grade teacher.
In 2013, Sloan took over as principal of the school she knew and loved, and has been successfully — and joyfully — leading SMS ever since. It came as no surprise to the teachers, parents and staff she works with that her leadership and talents are being recognized this year with the Principal of the Year Award from the Capital Area School Development Association (CASDA).
“It was very overwhelming and humbling,” Sloan told The Evangelist. “I always take it as a good reflection of our school, a principal award. In order to be a principal, you have to have all these people, so what I’m looking at is it’s shining a light on our school, which I am proud of.”
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