FYI: Your schools
Published 9:33 pm Monday, July 21, 2008
Edmonds adds five new elementary principals
The Edmonds School District welcomed five new elementary school principals July 1.
Two were already Edmonds employees, while the others joined Edmonds from positions in nearby districts.
At Beverly Elementary in Lynnwood, Carol Frodge has taken over as principal. She most recently was the assistant principal at Alderwood Middle School in the Edmonds district.
The new principal at College Place Elementary in Lynnwood is Justin Irish. He was an assistant principal, literacy coach and a sixth-grade teacher at Echo Lake Elementary in the Shoreline School District.
Edmonds Elementary’s new principal is Melissa Oliver, who comes from the Mercer Island School District, where she was a teacher mentor and acting principal at Island Park and Lakeridge elementary schools.
Doug Johnson is the new principal at Mountlake Terrace Elementary. He was most recently a vice principal at Mead Elementary School in the Lake Washington School District.
At Spruce Elementary in Lynnwood, Margaret Mesaros is now leading the school as principal. Mesaros was interim principal at Hazelwood Elementary during part of the 2007-08 school year.
Utsalady Elementary gets a new principal
The Stanwood-Camano School District Board has approved Colleen Keller as the new principal at Utsalady Elementary School.
“Mrs. Keller demonstrates a strong dedication to student learning and possesses a clear vision of leadership and exemplary schools,” said Superintendent Jean Shumate. “She, without a doubt, has demonstrated that she possesses the skills necessary to be a very successful administrator at Utsalady Elementary.”
Keller has 18 years of experience in education and began teaching in the Stanwood district in 1993. She most recently taught sixth-grade language arts, social studies and reading intervention classes at Port Susan Middle School. She is an active member of the district leadership team and several district-level committees.
She helped develop a curriculum mapping plan and alternative middle school concept.
She completed her administrative credentials through City University and completed her administrative internship at Port Susan Middle School.
“Mrs. Keller cares deeply about what happens in schools for the improvement of academic achievement for all students,” Shumate said.
Archbishop Murphy accepting students
Archbishop Thomas J. Murphy High School in south Everett is accepting applications for students at every grade level for the 2008-2009 school year.
Interested families should call the school at 425-379-6363 for an application or stop by the school from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Archbishop Murphy High School is at 12911 39th Ave. SE, Everett.
Sultan seeks feedback on biology textbooks
The Sultan School District Science Instructional Materials Selection Team is preparing to recommend instructional materials to the school board for adoption in the areas of high school Advanced Placement biology.
In following school board policy, residents can review and offer input on the proposed materials.
Materials may be viewed at the district office between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. weekdays through Monday.
Material evaluation forms are available at the district office. Written comments can be submitted to the school board, superintendent or instructional materials selection team.
For more information, call superintendent Dan Chaplik at 360-793-9800.
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