Principal's Message
Dear Clawson Middle School Families,
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the 2024-2025 school year. It is an honor to serve as principal at Clawson Middle School. Clawson offered me my first job in education after graduating from Michigan State University, and it did not take long for me to see the pride and passion of everyone in the community for the community. It is my goal everyday to contribute to this community in a positive, supportive manner beginning with our students.
My story began in August of 2010 in Clawson as a middle school Social Studies teacher. For the next ten years, I had the daily pleasure of exploring the geography and history of the world with students. I am a firm believer in forming strong relationships to help guide students. Understanding who our students are, what they are interested in both in and outside of the classroom, and who they want to become, has been the catalyst to my work as a teacher, instructional coach, and 6th -12th grade Curriculum Director. I stepped out of the classroom in 2020, at one of the most crucial times in education, to help support and foster educational growth for all middle school students as Dean of Students, and then Assistant Principal. I will continue that work everyday by advocating for the best curriculum and resources, supporting the needs of students and contributing to the growth of the community that embraced me with open arms. I am honored to serve as the Clawson Middle School Principal.
In June my family was blessed with a beautiful baby girl, who we named Addison. I will be on maternity leave until Monday, September 30th. In the time being Mrs. Nicole McDonald will be serving as the interim middle school principal. Please feel free to reach out to both of us as Jennifer.Pintek@clawsonschools.org or Nicole.McDonald@clawsonschools.org.
