This school year [2025-2026], Liberty High School introduced many new staff members, one of them being a new assistant principal, Mackenzie Campbell (she/her). With a passion for student success and a supportive learning environment, Campbell is ready to make an impact on Liberty’s community.
For Campbell, education is not just about teaching; it’s about helping others and seeing students grow.
“As soon as I got into the field experience, I really enjoyed working with students, being able to see them grow from where they started and being that stable adult that not all kids have is my passion,” said Campbell.
For this school year, Campbell’s main priorities are building relationships with students and teachers, as well as being an adult whom anyone at Liberty can come to.
One of the most important values Campbell wants to focus on in her first year at Liberty is leaving her mark and giving students access to grade-level courses.
“For students, I hope to be another listening ear they can rely on. I think sometimes the title of assistant principal is really scary, but I want them [students] to see it as I can be their person to vent to, or if they’re not feeling safe to come to me,” said Campbell.
Because Campbell is in a significant role, she does not get to see everyone every day. Students may notice Campbell trying to walk through Liberty’s hallways frequently to see students.
“I try to be out in the hallways or popping into classrooms so I can be a part of students’, but also teachers’ educational journeys,” said Campbell.
For teachers, Campbell wants them to see her office as an open door, just like she does for students.
“I want teachers to see I can be an advocate for them outside of their instructional practice and I want teachers to have their main focus be on instruction, so I ask myself, ‘What can I do to support them in their classrooms?’” said Campbell.
Along with Campbell wanting to build relationships with students and teachers, she wants to make sure all students are following and are able to do their grade-level courses.
“I have a huge passion for equity, and so one of my main goals as an educator in general is to allow students to have access to rigorous content. What I mean by that is they have access to the grade level content and it is not being watered down for them,” said Campbell.
Campbell has certain steps she is following throughout the year to ensure all students have access to grade-level courses.
“Steps I would like to take are advocating for equitable class offerings to all students when registering for classes, helping coach or support teachers in ensuring their content is aligned with the rigor the standards demand, holding high expectations for students in demonstrating their proficiency and much more,” said Campbell.
Liberty’s core value of belonging is one of the many reasons Campbell thinks make this school district unique.
“When I left my interview with Dr. Colbert, I just felt like whether I’m going to be offered this position or not, I already felt like I belonged at Liberty,” said Campbell.
The sense of belonging and the idea that everyone has a place at Liberty piqued Campbell’s interest right away when she interviewed for an assistant principal position.
“I truly think a statement of being in this amazing school is that you’d want your kids to go here,” said Campbell.
Campbell’s words capture the heart of Liberty’s community. Her vision is to create a school where all kids feel welcomed, valued and proud to be a part of Liberty.
“I want students to be involved and know they belong here, we are happy to have them here and I can be their safe person,” said Campbell.
