VPS administrative changes announced for the 2021-22 school year

Vancouver Public Schools will open two new elementary colleges in the fall of 2022

The following changes in administration will happen in July for the 2021-22 school year. All personnel assignments are topic to ultimate approval by the school board.

The Vancouver School District announced its changes in administration that may happen in July for the 2021-22 school year. All personnel assignments are topic to ultimate approval by the school board. Photo by Mike Schultz

Vancouver Public Schools will open two new elementary colleges in the fall of 2022. Vancouver Innovation, Technology and Arts Elementary School is beneath development at 1111 Fort Vancouver Way. In addition, a neighborhood school will probably be constructed at NE twenty fifth Avenue and 88th Street. A planning principal will oversee program improvement and hiring for each colleges throughout the 2021-22 school year.

VITA and NE twenty fifth Ave. elementary colleges

  • Planning principal: Jennifer Blechschmidt, present principal at Eisenhower Elementary 

Anderson Elementary School

  • Principal: Brent Harrison Bardo — From Harmony Public Schools in Houston, Texas, the place he has served as an elementary principal, instructor, intervention specialist and director of lecturers 
  • Associate principal: Denisse Barba — Currently a center school assistant principal in the North Clackamas School District. Barba was a twin language instructor at Anderson for 5 years earlier than taking a place in North Clackamas.
  • Associate principal: Kevin Coffey — Current dean of scholars at Anderson Elementary; Coffey will function affiliate principal at each Anderson and Sacajawea elementary colleges.

Chinook Elementary School

  • Associate principal: Amos (AJ) Brown — Currently an elementary affiliate principal at Federal Way School District; he beforehand served in VPS as a math instructor and dean of scholars at Gaiser Middle School

Eisenhower Elementary School

  • Principal: Craig Homnick — Current principal at Lincoln Elementary 

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School

  • Associate principal: Dana Re-Bloom — Currently a instructor on particular project and administrative intern in Clover Park School District

Lake Shore Elementary School

  • Principal: Anna Supplee — Current affiliate principal at Anderson Elementary, will take the lead at Lake Shore following the resignation of Starlett Stone at the finish of the school year.  

Lincoln Elementary School

  • Principal: Steve Lindblom – Current principal at Vancouver Flex Academy

Roosevelt Elementary School

  • Principal: Jill MacKenzie — Current affiliate principal at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary

Sacajawea Elementary School

  • Associate principal: Kevin Coffey — Current dean of scholars at Anderson Elementary; will function affiliate principal at each Anderson and Sacajawea elementary colleges

Truman Elementary School

  • Principal: Lee Gunter — Current affiliate principal at Truman Elementary
  • Associate principal: Connie Hogan — Current affiliate principal at Anderson and Sacajawea 

Walnut Grove Elementary School

  • Principal: Katie Arkoosh — Current principal at Anderson Elementary
  • Associate principal: Jody ViDelco — Current principal at Jason Lee Middle School

Gaiser Middle School

  • Principal: Esteban Delgadillo — Current principal at Walnut Grove Elementary
  • Associate principal: Katherine Howard — Currently a center school affiliate principal at North Clackamas School District; will take the affiliate place following the retirement of Sheri Backous

Jason Lee Middle School

  • Principal: Megan Vickery — Current principal at Roosevelt Elementary

Vancouver Flex Academy

  • Principal: Abby Davis — Current principal at Gaiser Middle School

Lieser Campus

  • Associate principal: Kathleen Paradis — Current dean of scholars at Fort Vancouver High School; will take the affiliate principal place following the retirement of Anita Chase

Jim Parsley Center

  • Executive director for instructing and studying: Kristie Lindholm — Currently the senior director in the Office of School Improvement at Portland Public Schools; named government director for instructing and studying following the announced retirement of Debra Hale in June
  • Director of IT infrastructure and operations: Trevor Dodson — Previously the senior director of IT infrastructure and operations at Lewis and Clark College in Portland (employment authorized at the April 13 school board assembly)

Information offered by Vancouver School District.

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