{"id":4574,"date":"2016-06-13T17:14:59","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T21:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/2016\/06\/15\/the-key-test\/"},"modified":"2022-11-06T21:08:47","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T02:08:47","slug":"the-key-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/the-key-test\/","title":{"rendered":"The Key Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_25032\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25032\" class=\"wp-image-25032 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2022\/08\/boseman1-e1465482292202.jpg\" alt=\"boseman1\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/380;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wren High School Principal Nichole Boseman &#8217;02<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tx\">Professor Harris Heath held a hefty set of keys in his hand. &#8220;What if,&#8221; he said, &#8220;one day those school keys\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"tx\">were unexpectedly put on your desk? What would you do?&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"tx\">For Nichole Boseman &#8217;02, Heath\u2019s famous \u201ckey test\u201d was an eye-opening experience for an administrator-in-<\/span><span class=\"tx\">training. The blend of theory and real-world application offered by Furman\u2019s School Leadership program\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"tx\">was just what she needed.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"tx\">So when she was asked to take the helm at a school of her own, Boseman was prepared.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"tx\">Boseman, now the principal at Wren High School in Anderson School District One, said the transition\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"tx\">from classroom teacher to administrator was a natural one.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"tx\">She was teaching English at T.L. Hanna High School when she was selected as a teacher leader in the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"tx\">school and was later encouraged by district leaders to attend the Assistant Principals Academy at her\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"tx\">school. She earned her master\u2019s degree in secondary school administration from Furman in 2002.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"tx\">Boseman served for a time as the Anderson District Five School-to-Work coordinator before becoming\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"tx\">an assistant principal at T.L. Hanna. She joined the Wren High School faculty in 2006 as assistant\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"tx\">principal, became director of the Freshman Academy, and later was appointed as principal of the 1,150-<\/span><span class=\"tx\">student school near Piedmont.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"tx\">\u201cIt\u2019s not a title-bearing position. You have to be willing to take work home with you,\u201d she said of the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"tx\">principalship. \u201cYou have to be able to take compliments as well as criticism.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"tx\">Boseman keeps her role as mother of 11-year-old Nicholas in the forefront of her mind, especially when\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"tx\">making decisions that will affect children. \u201cI always think, if Nicholas was here, what would I want to see\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"tx\">happen?\u201d she said.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"tx\">Hiring passionate and dedicated people is a vital component of a valuable instructional leader, Boseman\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"tx\">said. \u201cIt\u2019s all about empowering people to do right by kids,\u201d she said. \u201cMy passion is working with\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"tx\">students each day to help them achieve their goals and find their way in life.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"tx\">In her spare time, Boseman enjoys singing, traveling and taking pictures. She hopes to make time for a\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"tx\">photography class in the near future.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Harris Heath held a hefty set of keys in his hand. &#8220;What if,&#8221; he said, &#8220;one day those school keys\u00a0were unexpectedly put on your desk? 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