After Doug Faris moved from the job of associate principal to principal of Revere High School (RHS), the school needed to find someone to fill the spot of assistant principal. After various screenings, Tiffany George filled the job position.
At the end of RHS’s 2023-2024 school year, Tiffany George became as their new associate principal. Before coming to Revere, George taught for nine years and then served as principal at Summit Academy Schools for three years.
Faris explained the hiring process that George went through for her job at Revere. Originally the opening had 66 applicants, Faris and a board of teachers went through and narrowed the list down. One of their ways was by asking students what they thought of the candidates after they had shown them around RHS.
“We also included a kid component. . . . [The students] showed the candidates around the school and just kind of met with them. Little did the candidates know that that was actually an interview part, because then after those six interviews, we brought the kids in, and we asked them what their thoughts were,” Faris said.
Neha Yadavalli, one of the student ambassadors who showed the potential candidates around RHS, explained what her first impression of George was.
“My first impression of Miss George was that she was incredibly friendly. She had such an inviting and warm personality, and one thing that I noticed which set her apart from the other options was how easily I felt I could open up and talk to her,” Yadavalli said.
George described what aspects about RHS appealed to her and why she decided to apply for the job.
“One of the things was just the reputation of the school and I like being part of communities that are focused on high performance and want to do well. . . . That higher standard was something that was attractive to me as far as looking for a place to work. It is kind of closer to me with where I live and my life than my previous job was, . . . but then quite frankly, I wasn’t sure if Revere was the place until I had my first round interview and I got to meet Mr. Faris and that first round interview I was like ‘Man, I really wanna work with him’,” George said.
Coming from working at a charter school, George said that she is very excited to experience sporting events at RHS since that is something she was not able to do previously. George is also passionate about sporting and school events because that was much of her high school experience. George said that she recommends all of her RHS students become involved in some activity because it still helps her today.
”It helps me just as a person in general. . . . [I] really liked getting to know people that enjoyed different things. And so when I was a student, I distinctly remember being able to kind of sit with any group at lunch because I was a part of programs and different opportunities with all the different kids. So it helped me with building relationships, with getting to learn [about the] diversity of people. And then I think that just helped me into adulthood being able to see different perspectives, what different people enjoy,” George said.
Both Faris and George have emphasized to the Revere district and community that their theme for this school year is to “keep it going.” Since Faris is new to his position and George is entirely new to the district, they both want to learn how RHS functions before making any major changes.
“When you’re a new building leader, you want to make sure that you take time to get to know people first. People are most important. And then processes come next. So a lot of what I want to accomplish this year is really getting to build relationships with students and with staff . . . and really just continue to learn the culture of Revere,” George said.
This year, George plans to make connections with not only the staff of Revere, but also students. To accomplish this, she said the first step she is taking is to show up to different Revere events.
“I am more timid in nature until I know somebody. So I approach things more from just a presence standpoint. So one of the reasons why I think Mr. Faris chose me to help him and be the assistant [principal] is because we have some similar philosophies, and one of those is presence, being present. So being in the hallways during class changes as much as possible, being in the cafeteria during lunch, being at events and being physically present around people,” George said.
Although for this year George just wants to focus on making connections with people in the RHS building and community, she did present some ideas for her future time at RHS.
“We’re talking a lot about some state recognition. There’s some programs that schools can apply for recognition. It’s called PBIS, it’s Positive Behavior Intervention Support. So it’s really just about social emotional learning. . . . In my experience, at my old school, I did a lot of work with that and had made some applications with the state for that recognition,” George said.
George has not been at RHS for a long period of time, but she is already discovering her favorite part about Revere.
“I think the culture/climate is my favorite part. It’s a very collaborative, generous, kind, welcoming culture that doesn’t exist everywhere. And so it’s super, super, super special. And it’s not just from students but it’s also from staff. And I think the student part is what’s the most impactful for me because I’m not used to kids being as welcoming from where I’ve come from. Even having students walk up to me and introduce themselves, I just think that is such a huge honor,” George said.
With the start of the new school year, George can be seen at many school events from football games to the Extravaganza. She hopes to have a good first year at RHS and make connections with students and staff members throughout the building.
