General News
8 December, 2024
Lex ready to say school goodbyes
INGLEWOOD Primary School last week started a round of farewells to principal Lex Johnson. After five years at the school Lex will be officially finishing at the end of January. Lex stepped into the role at Inglewood in August 2019 after taking on...
INGLEWOOD Primary School last week started a round of farewells to principal Lex Johnson.
After five years at the school Lex will be officially finishing at the end of January.
Lex stepped into the role at Inglewood in August 2019 after taking on the role of acting principal during term two.
During his time at the school new literacy and numeracy programs were introduced, which he says are now showing positive results 12 months later, a fantastic change he is proud to have been a part of.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic interrupting two of his five years, he has stayed positive and focuses on the changes that have improved how the school is run.
“It changed the way we do things, and we still use some of the processes to streamline what we can. Zoom meetings are a great tool to help people to avoid extra travel time.” he said.
Lex credits his enjoyment in the role to the school community.
He says he is lucky to have wonderful teachers as well as a fantastic parents and friends’ group that provide additional funds to the school through fundraisers.
Lex says he has also enjoyed the community involvement in the school and the positive impact that has on the students.
He is proud of the transition program that has been implemented for children moving from kindergarten to school, which has resulted in smoother starts to the school year for prep children.
Another area he is glad to have contributed to is the three-year rotation of school camps, beach, bush and city.
He also thanks the parents and friends’ organisation for their assistance in subsidising the costs of these camps and allowing the children to experience a range of different environments.
Currently Lex’s plans for the future aren’t set in stone but he is looking forward to slowing down and taking some time to work on home improvements. “I’d like to do some travel as well but I’ll definitely be doing lots of bike riding in the meantime.” he said.
While he is looking forward to the future, he says he will miss the school as “it is a positive and productive place to work, and it has honestly been enjoyable to come to work every day.”