Fayette County resident honored by the state for educational leadership
Lifelong Fayette County resident Dr. Nicole Dice was recently honored for her work in education by the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators (PASA).
Dice received the Wanda McDaniel Award by the Women蘑菇视频 Caucus of PASA which recognizes one school administrator in the state who demonstrates evidence of great leadership. The award recognizes women with exceptional education accomplishments within the commonwealth. She was nominated by a colleague for her program development, fiscal management and professional growth as an education leader.
Dice is a graduate of Uniontown Area High School, Class of 2003, and continues to support the Uniontown community through her non-profit work and community volunteerism. In 2020, Dice became the youngest female superintendent to be hired in Pennsylvania when she was hired as superintendent of the Turkeyfoot Valley Area School District.
During her administrative career at Turkeyfoot, Dice revised the transportation system and aligned programs to balance the district budget while bringing additional programs to the district. She began a theatrer and music program, brining music lessons, band programs, and spring musicals that provide new opportunities in the arts for the elementary and secondary children.
She also works to develop leadership skills among staff within the district, creating professional learning opportunities for staff to move education from the industrial model to innovative learning. Dice implemented the first local model of learning progressions in 2022, moving education to an individualized model for all children in the elementary level.
Her accomplishments were honored at an award ceremony in Hershey, where her husband and son were in attendance. This year, she plans to give several state conference presentations sharing her leadership techniques and academic planning skills with educators and administrators across Pennsylvania.