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David Pillar
David Pillar, EdD, a former Model PLC at Work® middle school principal, is assistant director at Hoosier Hills Career Center with the Monroe County Community School Corporation in Bloomington, Indiana.
David Pillar
David Pillar, EdD, a former Model PLC at Work® middle school principal, is assistant director at Hoosier Hills Career Center with the Monroe County Community School Corporation in Bloomington, Indiana. Hoosier Hills Career Center is a CTE school serving students from nine local high schools and six school districts in south central Indiana in a wide variety of career paths.
In Dr. Pillar’s 20+ years as an educator, he has served as an award-winning middle school principal, school safety coordinator, assistant principal, athletic director, high school social studies teacher, and basketball coach. Dr. Pillar also served as an adjunct instructor in social studies curriculum and instruction at the Indiana University Bloomington School of Education for 14 years.
Beginning under Dr. Pillar’s leadership, Jackson Creek has operated as a professional learning community (PLC) since the 2010–2011 school year and has been recognized as a Model PLC at Work school. In 2014, Dr. Pillar was named the Indiana District 9 Middle School Principal of the Year.
He has presented regularly at the Indiana Association of School Principals Conference, the Indiana School Safety Specialist Academy, and the Indiana School Resource Officers Association Conference. Dr. Pillar has a bachelor’s degree in secondary social studies education from Indiana University Bloomington, a master’s degree from Indiana Wesleyan University, and both an educational specialist degree and a doctorate in education from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
PLC at Work®
PLC at Work® experts have proven success in leading the PLC at Work process in a school or district. Work with them to implement a focus on learning, build a collaborative culture, and create a results orientation that leads to sustained, substantive school improvement.
Presentations by David Pillar
- The PLC at Work Journey: Let’s Get Started!
- PLCs in CTE? Let’s Get to Work!
- Is It Reasonable? Using PLCs to Support Learning for ALL
“Thank you for keeping things moving and relevant. I appreciate your energy.”
“Dr. Pillar related all the materials directly to our school and goals... Presentation and interaction was great. Your suggestions for moving forward were real and useful.”
