Article content Daphne Wallbridge tapped into her own experiences as a long-time educator when putting together her new book, “The First-Year Principal.” The Timmins resident said the book is written as a guide for new and aspiring principals to help navigate their first year as educational leaders. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Author and educator offers reference guide for first-year principals Back to video “The book is about lessons for new and aspiring principals to help them narrow their first-year learning gap that principals need to go through as they experience their first year in administrations,” she explained.