#51 - Heather Pinto-Beattie, Montgomery, New Jersey - Belonging by Design

Podcast: Proud Principals Podcast with Tony Cattani · Tony Cattani

Opublikowano: 2026-01-03

Heather Pino-Beattie is the principal of Montgomery High School in New Jersey. Heather proudest work as a principal has been creating and growing the Montgomery STARR Program ((Shifting Through Awareness, Regulation, and Relationships), a mental health program that now touches every secondary school in her district. From the start, it was clear that you cannot be trauma-informed without being culturally competent, and you cannot be culturally competent without being trauma-informed. STARR was their response to that truth. The program keeps students in their least restrictive environment while providing intensive support for both mental health and academics. It c...