Mr. Patrick Randolph was officially hired as an administrative assistant and substitute coordinator in the main office. Mr. Randolph’s quick and efficient adjustment has come as the result of his work in many different positions at the school for the last two years.
Mr. Randolph has been a substitute on and off at multiple schools since early 2023, and he was officially hired as a Site Substitute for the school back in February of 2025. Mr. Randolph spent his time as a substitute attaining a Master’s in Education to complement his Bachelor of Arts in History from James Madison University. Now that Mr. Randolph has a staff position, he can be found doing a great variety of tasks from his post in the front office.
“I’m kind of like the face of the school in a way,” Mr. Randolph said. “So, I’m here to help greet the students, the parents, or staff members as they come in, make sure that everyone whether they’re coming in or they’re leaving, they have a positive impression of the school.”
A major part of Mr. Randolph’s role is to coordinate all the substitute teachers in the building on any given day. He ensures that substitutes know where they’re supposed to be and when they are supposed to be there, so that all absent teachers are covered.
“[I’m] just like, the front office wrangler, if you will,” Mr. Randolph said. “ [I] make sure everyone that comes in, knows where they need to go, [and] what they need to do.… [I’m] helping teachers if they need something.”
Beyond being on top of the substitute schedule, Mr. Randolph takes on myriad functions in his responsibilities as an administrative assistant. On a daily basis, his responsibilities in helping the front office range wildly, from ensuring packages get delivered to keeping track of visitors. His administrative support is available to the whole administrative staff, who are both literally and figuratively behind him as well.
Although Mr. Randolph is happy to serve as the “Front Office Wrangler’ for now, he’s also excited to put his Master’s in Education to use in a classroom, and one day teach not as a substitute, but as a full time educator.
“[Teaching is] something I’m hoping to get in the future,” Mr. Randolph said. “Right now I’m working [a] front office administrative [job], but hopefully one day I will be in the classroom working as a teacher.”
