Sheridan High School Updated: September 14, 2018.

Shirley Miles - Principal
2017 - 2018

At its mid-March, 2017 meeting, the Sheridan Board of Education unanimously appointed veteran educator and administrator Shirley A. Miles as principal of Sheridan High School. "I believe you'll find Dr. Miles to be extremely passionate as she guides Sheridan High School forward," said Superintendent Michael Clough. "She is committed to students and helping all of them succeed at a high level."

Miles is a former principal of Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver and has also worked as a superintendent in Arizona and for the U.S. Department of Defense. She was most recently chair of the College of Education at Argosy University, an accredited principal licensure program, in Denver. On the night of her appointment, Miles told the board that her favorite job in her career was her time as principal at Thomas Jefferson High School and that she would be bringing everything she has learned as a trainer of principals to Sheridan High School. "It's time to put my money where my mouth is and see if I can do it again," she said.

"I'm passionate about students and I'm passionate about the work in K-12 education." Shirley A. Miles has a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Denver, a master's degree in public administration and a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Colorado (Colorado Springs).

She worked as principal of Thomas Jefferson High School from 1994 to 1998 and served as Director of Human Resources for Academy School District 20 in Colorado Springs from 1998 to 2004. Miles' first superintendent position was with Tempe Union High School District in Tempe, Arizona from 2004 to 2007 and then she was hired as director (superintendent) of the Department of Defense Education Activity, a worldwide school system serving needs of 85,000 students in 192 schools across Europe, the Pacific region, and the United States. She worked there from 2007 to 2011. More recently, she has worked as an educational consultant for Focal Point, LLC and on the State Review Panel for the Colorado Department of Education, providing critical evaluations of school improvement plans around the state. "I feel extremely fortunate that we were able to secure such an experienced leader for our high school," said Superintendent Clough.

During the 2017 - 2018 school year there was a new focus on attendance and success of students in the class room. School year tardies were reduced by over 3,000. D & F grades were reduced by 56%. For the graduating class of 2018, there were 67 graduates. A total of $1.8 million in scholarships were received by this class. That compares to the prior year class of 77 graduating students which received $1.1 million in scholarships.

Shirley Miles was given the additional responsibility of Chief Academic Officer for the district in July, 2018, Eileen Doolan became a Co-Principal at Sheridan High School. On Sepember 11, 2018, Shirley became the full time CAO and Eileen assumed all the the resposibilities of Principal.

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