The week of April 3-April 7 has been designated National Assistant Principal’s Week. To honor West Creek’s four assistant principals, The Coyote Caller is publishing Q&A’s with the administration team so that readers can get to know more about the person behind the job.
Today’s Q&A is with Ms. Maley, the 11th-grade administrator. Ms. Maley has worked at West Creek since January 2022.
Question: How long have you been an administrator?
Answer: Since 2014
Q: What subject area/grades did you teach?
A: “I taught 6th grade math.”
Q: Where did/have you taught?
A: I taught at Kenwood Middle School for 17 years.”
Q: Why did you choose to go into administration?
A: “I wanted to be able to work with teachers and help them grow but I also wanted to work with students as well.”
Q: What positives do you see in this generation of students?
A: “Students have a harder time than when I was their age. Students have a lot of care for others, but at times it’s hard for them to show it and help.”
Q: What is a guilty pleasure for you?
A: “Zebra cakes, Little Debbie cakes, and traveling”
Q: Dog or cat person?
A: “Dogs! I don’t like cats at all. My dog is a Golden Doodle, and I like her more than anyone else at times.”
Q: If you were stranded on a deserted island with only one genre of music to listen to, what would it be?
A: “My mood changes and I listen to everything, but if I had to choose one genre, it would probably be country.”
Q: What is one interesting thing that students might not know about you?
A: “I was a math teacher, and I come from a very big family.”
