Hello My Name Is...
Jeff Hodakowski
Welcome to Viewmont Elementary School! For most
of my life, I have grown up in North Carolina.
I am a product of Wake County Public Schools in Raleigh. After graduating from high school, I attended
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and majored in Elementary
Education. After teaching for five
years, I went back through the Principal Fellows Program at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill to earn my administrative degree. I am currently in my 24th year of
being an educator. During this time
period, I have been a teacher assistant, a teacher, an assistant principal, and
a principal. I have been married to my
wife, Christy, for almost 25 years. We
have two children, Justin and Rachel, and 2 dogs named Molly and Bandit. I enjoy playing various sports and have
taken up bicycling in order to make sure that I am taking care of myself. I have coached at our local YMCA in the
areas of basketball and soccer for over 13 years and I am currently a Team
Manager and Assistant Coach for a travel U18 girls’ soccer team.
Education:
AB in Elementary Education from UNC-Chapel Hill.
Masters in School Administration from UNC-Chapel Hill.
Principal Fellows - Cohort 6
Experience:
Teacher Assistant - August 1994- October 1994
Fourth Grade Teacher October 1994-1996
Fifth Grade Teacher 1996-1999
Assistant Principal 2001-2002
Principal 2002 - Present
Hickory Public Schools Principal of the Year: 2013-2014 and 2019-2020
Email: hodakowskije@hickoryschools.net