Superman is Dead Collaborating for School

Improvement

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Kurtis Hewson Current Faculty Associate with the University of

Lethbridge, former teacher, vie-principal and principal (11 years of administration experience).

2010 ASCD Outstanding Young Educator Award finalist; one of five featured elementary principals in the text Reflecting on Leadership for

Learning (Parsons & Beauchamp, 2011)

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SUPERMAN IS DEAD JULY 2012

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