A PRINCIPAL AND A PRAYER - Tecno-Libro

As a principal in an urban school, what do you do at 6:45 AM on a Monday after a student writes .to you that her mother s boyfriend molested her over the weekend? What do you do when a young man s letter informs you that his family s utilities are discontinued? What do you do when a .high school .student's .note notifies you that his family is evicted and homeless? Principal Michael McKenzie's .first response was to pray. A Principal and a Prayer features authentic student letters from Michael s tenure as an urban school principal. The students' letters, in addition to Michael s insight on public urban school education in America, synthesizes the struggle, ideas, ambition and resilience .of his former students. A Principal and a Prayer teaches us that: The church .must play an impactful role in transforming the lives of adolescents in underserved communities in partnership with education stakeholders.