Dr. Eric McLaren serves as the principal and vice president for Academic Programs at IMSA or the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. A long term resident of Aurora,Illinois where the school is located, McLaren has lived there since 1966. He attended the West Aurora High School North Campus (which is now the IMSA campus.) He began working for IMSA as an RC or Resident Counselor when IMSA first opened. Since then, he has filled the roles of Head Resident Counselor (2 years), Coordinator of Residential Life (5 years), Assistant Principal, Coordinator of Community Learning, and Interim Director of Student Leadership Development. Essentially, McLaren dedicates himself to IMSA to such a degree that all other activities rank second on his priorities. Also, as the principle, McLaren lends a hand in most disciplinary actions in the school. His philosophy is not to punish the student, but to abate the pattern of crimes in his school. In most cases, this means expulsion. McLaren wants what is best for his students, but strictly enforces recent changes to the student hand book's rules with no compromise. He married Kim Vitek in July 1996, and became a parent to two boys. Now an educational facilitator as well as a parent, McLaren does a fine job overseeing the upbringing of his children as his son displays through playing his Game Boy often in his father's office. Some people referred to McLaren as "E-Mac" until 2005, but when he earned his Ph.D it changed to "D-Mac" for Dr. McLaren. Until this past year, he had a habit of not wearing socks with his shoes (which probably comes from him being a swimmer, as well as swimming coach for IMSA years ago.) A principal is: The head of an educational institution. ... A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ... The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, or IMSA, is a three-year, residential, public high school of approximately six hundred thirty students (comprised solely of sophomores, juniors, and seniors). ... Auroras Logo Aurora is a city located in Kane, DuPage, Will and Kendall counties in Illinois. ... American high school students in a school A school is most commonly a place designated for learning. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Look up Counselor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In society, punishment is the practice of imposing something unpleasant on a wrongdoer. ... Students attending a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stÅ­dÄ“rÄ•, meaning to direct ones zeal at; hence a student is one who directs zeal at a subject. ... American high school students in a school A school is most commonly a place designated for learning. ... After World War II terms, expulsion was a euphemism for ethnic cleansing of territories settled by Germans. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Parenting comprises all the tasks involved in raising a child to an independent adult. ... Parenting comprises all the tasks involved in raising a child to an independent adult. ... The original Game Boys design set the standard for handheld gaming consoles. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... SOCKS is an Internet protocol that allows client-server applications to transparently use the services of a network firewall. ... shoe for right foot A shoe is a piece of footwear for humans, less than a boot and more than a slipper. ... Swimming is the method by which humans (or other animals) move themselves through water. ... // Original meaning and etymology The original meaning of the term coach was: a horse-drawn vehicle designed for the conveyance of more than one passenger — and of mail — and covered for protection from the elements. ...