Teasley MS Principal, Dr. Susan Zinkil, and Etowah HS Principal, Keith Ball, have advanced to the interview level in this highly competitive program.

The program is designed to improve students education by involving current principals in the development and implementation of education policy, according to the U.S. DOE. Principal Ambassador Fellows are selected to work for the U.S. DOE full-time at its headquarters, as Washington Fellows, and part-time on an hourly basis from their home communities, as Campus Fellows; Principals Ball and Zinkil both are finalists for the Campus Fellows opportunity.

Applications are reviewed by a panel of U.S. DOE staff members with experience and expertise in instruction as well as current and previous Principal Ambassador Fellows, and finalists then are selected for the interview level.