Cindy Green Nominated for Iowa Middle Level Principal of the Year

posted April 12, 2022

We are so proud of Cindy Green, our middle school principal and curriculum director for her nomination for the 2022 Iowa Middle Level Principal of the Year award.

Mrs. Green was nominated by her peers for the award and will be recognized at SAI’s Annual Conference along with award recipient Jeremy Jones of Cedar Falls.

"I have had the privilege of working with Cindy for the past 12 years," Joel Pedersen, Cardinal superintendent said. "A Cardinal Comet since first grade, Cindy cares deeply for her students and staff members, and she makes decisions every day to help change students' lives for the better."

An administrator at Cardinal since 2010, Mrs. Green has served as 6-12 principal, preschool-5th grade principal for three years, and 5-8 principal since 2017. She was a middle school teacher at Cardinal before moving into administration. Among her many accomplishments, under her leadership, Cardinal Middle School scored the state’s highest middle school Conditions for Learning Score, which is an indicator of a positive climate and culture.

"I am glad that SAI recognized Cindy at the state level," Mr. Pedersen said. "We have all known how lucky we are to have Cindy at Cardinal."

SAI, a statewide organization founded in 1987, represents more than 2,000 Iowa educational administrators. SAI's mission is to support, encourage and develop Iowa’s educational leaders and learners.

“We are pleased to recognize school leaders who are committed to excellence in education,” said Dr. Roark Horn, executive director of School Administrators of Iowa.