Pasadena Memorial High School Principal Billye Smith received Abydos Learning International’s Principal A+ Honor Roll Award for her support of teachers and her commitment to their professional growth in writing instruction. She was recently honored March 29 in Austin during the instructional group’s Annual Teachers’ and Trainers’ Conference. 

The nomination praised Smith’s leadership, saying “Her strength encourages those around her to shine.  Expecting excellence from herself, her staff, and her students, she is able to walk into any classroom and quickly ascertain the learning environment because she stays current in best teaching practices and expects her teachers to also.  Not only does she encourage her teachers to come to her if they need help, she expects them to, and she is supportive of any teacher’s desire to acquire training in order to implement new research-based, student-centered strategies in the classroom. If it’s good for kids, she’ll vigorously support it and work tirelessly to insure best practices occur at PMHS.”