Paul Goodland Retires
May 22, 2024
Upper School Math Teacher Paul Goodland recently announced his retirement. He shared the following with the Shorecrest community:
"In 1988, I began my journey as an educator here at Shorecrest teaching Honors and AP Chemistry, Precalculus, and Geometry, and coaching football and basketball. I taught many incredible students including Patrick Wilson, Dr. Michael Ison, and other successful leaders of today. It was perhaps the most exhausting year of my life, as I also had my baby girl that year.
My professional journey took me away from Shorecrest and into chemical process engineering for over a decade, patent engineering for 2 years, and eventually back into education as a teacher, mentor, and non-profit educational consultant, among other things.
In 2022 I had the opportunity to come back to Shorecrest as a math teacher and it was a great decision. Shorecrest is a magical place, with the magic being the effect brought by the amazing staff here.
Today is my last day teaching, as I am retiring at the end of this school year. It has been my profound pleasure to teach the amazing students here at Shorecrest, and I will always remember this capstone to my career with fondness for the wonderful kids and truly wonderful parents I had the pleasure of working with.
Thank you all for the memories. I hope to see you again in the future!"
Mr. Goodland taught Geometry and Honors Geometry this year. He has been an educator for 22 years, and was a Shorecrest math and chemistry teacher in 1988-89. He attended Purdue University (B.S. Chemistry) and Ball State University (Ed. Cert.) He was also a development engineer for Essilor International from 1990-2000, and spent 2 years visiting manufacturing locations around the world as a technical correspondent. He also worked for Washington Patent Services as a patent engineer from 2002-2004. Paul has served as a regional coordinator for the Center for Educational Excellence and TURN; was a peer mentor for Hillsborough math and science teachers from 2011-2016; and a presenter on teacher evaluation practices at the American Federation of Teachers conference in 2016. He has coached many sports over the years and is an avid Purdue fan. Paul has two grown children living in Florida. He enjoys sports, reading, documentaries, RV travel, sailing, and has taken up pickleball.
