
David Doty
Vice President, Education & Training
Management & Training Corporation
Management & Training Corporation
Vice President, Education & Training
I provide leadership and support to teachers and instructional leaders to Job Corps centers across the United States.
Here's the first step for high school students
Education is still by and large a very traditional field in terms of the credentials, qualifications, and experience one needs to succeed. Consequently, while it is possible to obtain high-level leadership positions through a non-traditional route, it is difficult. I would therefore recommend that someone desiring to enter the field of educational administration, whether in the public or private sector, first obtain a teaching certificate and at least 1-2 years of classroom teaching experience
"Early in my career I was told that I would never become a superintendent or high-level educational leaders unless I followed a traditional path of serving as an assistant principal, then a principal, and then a district-office administrator."