Monika King has been an educator for 36 years. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and a Master’s degree in School Leadership from Benedictine College, as well as a Master’s degree in Science Education from Wichita State University. Monika was a science teacher for middle and high school students in the Wichita Diocese Catholic School. She was then the secondary science coordinator for Wichita Public Schools until she became Principal of Maur Hill-Mount Academy in Atchison, Kan. She returned to Wichita in 2022 and teaches science at Kapaun Mount Carmel High School again.
She has been an adjunct professor for Benedictine College, Southwestern College, and the University of Phoenix.
Monika is a recipient of the 2017 M. Claradine Johnson, awarded to those determined in their efforts to ensure that quality was incorporated into every aspect of the accreditation model. In 2018 she was awarded the AdvancED Excellence in Education Award for her dynamic role in Maur Hill-Mount Academy’s revitalization.
She has been married for 35 years to her husband Stephen, and they have four adult children and two granddaughters.
In this episode, we discuss:
Monika’s lineage and how her upbringing has informed her leadership and life
Her experiences in school leadership and her experiences going back into the classroom, and
She shares inspirational messages through her personal journey through healing from illness and maintaining a strong faith
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