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02/17/2015 12:42 pm ET When newly minted principal Krystal Hardy took over struggling Sylvanie Williams College Prep elementary, a charter school in New Orleans, she had a vision. The children鈥檚 academic progress had faltered and disciplinary infractions were on the rise. A former classroom teacher turned instructional coach, Ms. Hardy was appointed principal so she could work closely with her relatively young, inexperienced teachers. Her vision was to help them be the best they could be.