He builds strong relationships and trust. He requests feedback from the teachers to help him know how he can improve. I’ve been impressed with his organization, long-term planning and creative solutions.
I’ve been in education a long time and I haven’t met an administrator that is like him: he’s approachable, honest, kind and caring. I felt more support from him than I have ever felt from any administrator.
Most of the key practices we have in place were originally put into place by Dr. Horne. He has an understanding of the technical background and also knows how to apply it in schools.
Matt Horne has seen details to help us improve plans and projects. A student friend of mine says, "My principal is great - he's a rock star!" I think he will be wonderful in the role of Director.
Dr. Horne is very hands-on. He’s always present. All the kids adore him, and you see it everyday. As a PTO president, I couldn’t ask for a better person to work with us.
He is great at building community; we have become a lot closer and more supportive of each other under Matt’s leadership. When I go to work, it doesn’t feel like I’m going to work, it feels like I’m going to be with my friends.
Matt truly believes in the power of community, shared ownership, and inclusivity. His clear values foster a culture where everyone feels that they belong. His integrity shines through in every aspect of his life and he leads by example.
Everything he did was with the wellbeing of the community in mind. His door was always open for any request, any complaint, any sincere confession or angry expression.
I love that you're a 'data nerd' and that you back and support all the teachers. Your support has been incredible and you have helped me grow as a professional.
The kids are really happy to go to school and they are really happy to see him. Parents always feel comfortable. His door is always open for us.
Matt is able to tackle the unknown in an outstanding manner; always being one step ahead of the circumstances. He stays on top of all the communications.
I love that you're a feminist. I love how you care about children. I love how much you know about education. And I really love how you stand up for the right things.
Matt fights for people and for things that people need. It has been so incredible to work with someone who is so passionate and so inspiring.
You want what's best for students, but you do what you can to make teaching fun and something that we want to show up and do. I would work for you anywhere: I trust you and I believe you are a strong, fair and thoughtful leader.
Anytime I come by, you make time for me, you listen to my concerns, you give me advice, you promote my ideas, and you let me be the teacher that I want to be.
One of the biggest takeaways that I got from you was not only caring about us as employees, but also as people, and I really appreciate that.
You are such a good person: the best boss I've ever had.
I appreciate knowing that your door is always open. I am really grateful for your support and making sure that I felt like I had a voice.
I don't think I'll ever have an administrator quite as cool as you.
You are not only a good boss, you are a good friend. The best of all is that you are such a good human.
I never met a person so accurate and so enthusiastic about the work.
To me, the little details show how big a heart you have and how well prepared you are for a position like yours.
You never freak out, you never make a big deal about it. You are just calm and chill.
I learned a lot from you. You have been so kind to us, generous, calm, but firm. You never have to speak loud but you were always very effective with everything.
You are one of the most supportive admin that I have ever had the pleasure of working with. I want to thank you for always believing in me.
Every time I had a problem, I was able to walk into your office with no meeting to talk to you about any problem that I had and you were receptive, open, and gave me helpful feedback.
You have always made me feel valued and respected as a professional and you have always made me feel like my opinion counts when decisions are being made.
I really felt like you have the teachers back and appreciated everything we did. I never felt worried about coming to you with a problem.
You were a very, very good principal. I always enjoyed every conversation we had and every tidbit of advice that you had to give to me.
You gave us so much confidence in ourselves. You are the most loving person I have ever met.
I'd say you're probably the best administrator that I've ever worked for.
You seem to have this fantastic energy that encourages everyone to do better and be better and it shows in the way your school runs.
You just were really supportive and positive with us as a staff, I always felt like you had our back as teachers and that is super important.
Thank you for all the times you were there to listen, to give advice, to help me with emails, ideas and new ways to help kids and staff. You are an extremely coherent person who follows through with what you think and what you do.
You've been my mentor. You always follow-up with my crazy ideas and make my dreams come true.
Thank you for supporting my ideas and thank you for caring for me.