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McInturff said, \u201cIt\u2019s knowing the vibe of the teachers and students in your building. I want to make sure my teachers have what they need to improve students\u2019 lives, serve all the kids, and make sure all their needs are met. I want to create the path of least resistance for our teachers where they can do the best job they can.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But before he was the one listening for the vibe, he was a teacher at Norris Middle School in Anderson County for 12 years. The shift from teacher to assistant principal was an adjustment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was a big change, learning new personalities and systems \u2014 things like that. I was dealing with certain things a teacher doesn\u2019t necessarily have to deal with, because they can just pass it to the assistant principal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n But McInturff is honored and thankful to serve at Westwood. Coming home to Manchester when he did enabled McInturff and his family to spend quality time with his father and father-in-law, who both have died since his return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m really grateful to Mr. Dobson for the opportunity that I\u2019ve been afforded to come home and be an educator, to help my community that I grew up in, and that I don\u2019t see myself leaving anytime soon,\u201d McInturff shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Service is at the heart of all McInturff does, whether at sea or within Westwood\u2019s walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI think it\u2019s just servant leadership \u2014 making sure that I\u2019m doing for people. I\u2019m not going to ask anybody to do something I wouldn\u2019t want to do myself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n McInturff doesn\u2019t need recognition to know he\u2019s made a difference. It\u2019s enough to keep showing up, to stay present, and to listen \u2014 whether it\u2019s a teacher under pressure or a student whose silence says more than words. He\u2019s learned that lasting impact rarely comes from standing at the front of the room. It starts by keeping your ear to the ground and your heart in the right place. GN<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Daniel McInturff scans the halls of Westwood Middle School, moving purposefully through a sea of students and teachers. He pauses to speak to some, nods to others, and makes quiet mental notes, checking off more than what shows on the surface. He doesn\u2019t overlook struggling students, overloaded teachers, or a hint of drama; […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/manchester\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/2-3-1024x683.jpg\")