Superintendent Art Jarvis announced today new principal and assistant principal assignments for the 2011-2012 school year, basing the assignment decisions on the best match between each principal’s strengths and an assessment of each school’s needs.
New assignments include:
Oakland High School
• Principal Thu Ament, who transfers from Foss High School
• Rue Palmer, will join the administrative team at Oakland while also continuing as principal at Remann Hall.
Foss High School
• Principal Bonnie McGuire, who transfers from Oakland High School
• Assistant Principal Linda Braddy, who transfers from Oakland High School
• Assistant Principal Christine Brandt, who transfers from Wilson High School
• Assistant Principal Tim Berndt, a new position to oversee a new evening school program
• Michael Farmer, who oversees Tacoma Virtual Learning, the district's online school, which will operate from Foss
Wilson High School
• Assistant Principal Bryon Bahr, who transfers from Foss High School
Gray Middle School
• Principal Kevin Ikeda, who transfers from Meeker Middle School
Lyon Elementary School
• Principal Anita Roth, who transfers from McKinley Elementary School
Due to retirements and transfers, three schools have vacant leadership positions. The district will post these vacancies for both internal and outside applicants. A committee of staff and parents from each school will convene to provide feedback to the superintendent, who will make the final hiring decisions.
The vacancies include:
• Principal, First Creek Middle School
• Principal, Meeker Middle School
• Assistant Principal, Baker Middle School
With these vacancies, additional administrative changes will be made. No current principals or assistant principals are being discharged or terminated.
“This annual spring evaluation period provides us with a wonderful opportunity to assess the unique and evolving needs that arise in each of our schools and allows us to look for the best match from among our outstanding leadership team,” Superintendent Jarvis said. “With a district our size, we have many more opportunities and options to make beneficial match-ups that will lead to innovative changes.”