Air dates

January 10, 2010
10:00 PM Patti Smith: Dream of Life
December 3, 2009
4:00 AM The Principal Story
November 11, 2009
8:00 PM The Way We Get By
September 27, 2009
11:00 PM Bronx Princess
September 20, 2009
11:00 PM The Principal Story
September 19, 2009
2:00 AM The Principal Story
September 18, 2009
2:00 AM The Principal Story
September 15, 2009
9:30 PM The Principal Story
September 13, 2009
11:11 PM The English Surgeon
September 6, 2009
11:00 PM Ella Es El Matador (She Is The Matador)
August 30, 2009
11:00 PM This Way Up
August 23, 2009
10:59 PM P.O.V. Shorts Program
August 16, 2009
11:00 PM Made In L.A.
August 9, 2009
11:00 PM Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music
August 2, 2009
11:00 PM Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go

P.O.V. The Principal Story (NEW!)

Curricular Area: Professional Development

Grade Level: Professional Development

Program Web Site:
The Principal Story
Teacher Guide:
See Web site

Record Rights: One year record and erase. No duplication allowed.

Series Length:
1 programs

Program Length:
60 minutes


P.O.V. presents an array of groundbreaking and distinctive perspectives on contemporary life as chronicled by some of America' s and Europe's most visionary non-fiction filmmakers.


2211. The Principal Story
This documentary tells two stories, painting a dramatic portrait of the challenges facing America's public schools - - and of the great difference a dedicated principal can make. Tresa Dunbar is a second-year principal at Chicago's Nash Elementary, where 98% of students come from low-income families. In Springfield, Illinois, Kerry Purcell has led Harvard Park Elementary, with similar demographics, for six years. Program producers followed both women over the course of a school year, discovering each one's unique styles yet similar passions.

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