Following her nine years as the library and media specialist at Trinity High School, Betsy deGolian has now stepped into Mr. Joe Henning’s former position as Dean of Faculty Development in the new 2024-2025 school year.

At the start of this year, deGolian began her time as Dean of Faculty Development, a role which, according to her, is all about helping teachers solve any of their questions or issues. Not only is she in charge of helping teachers, but deGolian is also a leader when it comes to two crucial components of our school’s function: Rockspace and faculty development. Along with these new tasks, she is also in charge of a lot of behind-the-scenes responsibilities like figuring out how to adjust classes and teaching styles to best fit the needs of the students.

Outside of deGolian’s new position, she also teaches AP Research and Sociology and although she isn’t around students as much as her previous position allowed her to be, she still loves the face-to-face interactions that teaching these classes provides for her. In fact, she said, “that’s actually one of the things that [she] miss[es] about being in the library.” Although Trinity will miss having a familiar face in the library, deGolian has moved on to a different challenge here at Trinity.

Due to the nature of her former position, deGolian found the transition to her new title to be a natural one. She cited her former work with teachers in the library as a good learning opportunity that prepared her for her new job. Not only is she excited to take on this new challenge, but she believes that change should always be happening.

deGolian has a very fond view of Trinity. “This is by far the best job” she’s ever had. When asked what she would change about Trinity, she responded, “I don’t know if I would change anything. Like, I think we need to constantly have a willingness to adjust.” This constant effort to be a lifelong learner guides deGolian in her professional life. “Part of my kind of professional mindset is that I always feel like I need to be learning so that I can get better.”

With her years in education, she has echoed one phrase that rings true for everyone at Trinity, from the football team to the quick recall team: “If you’re not trying to strive to get better, you’re actually getting worse.”

With deGolian embarking on this new journey as Dean of Faculty Development, Trinity is lucky to have a leader that is committed to using her experience to better the school for all students and faculty.