Tampa Heights Elementary Magnet School Principal Amy Metzler knows what it’s like to be a teacher today.
A former teacher, she works closely with educators on her staff, helping them tackle tough issues, such as meeting state standards and the swelling class sizes caused by teacher shortages.
Teachers of younger children have the additional challenge of working with students who began school during the Covid-19 pandemic, when classrooms were shuttered and remote learning took over. “They need…