Lafayette Principal Announced
From Dr. Enfield,
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Shauna Heath as your new principal, effective July 1.
Ms. Heath comes to Lafayette from the Kent School District, where she served as principal of Sunrise Elementary for the past two years. Ms. Heath is not only a great educator, but she lives in West Seattle and will be an excellent fit for the Lafayette community.
Ms. Heath started her career as a special education teacher in King Salmon, Alaska and then as a special education teacher for the Shelton School District in Washington. She was the assistant principal for Tillicum Middle School in Bellevue from 1998-2002, served as an elementary school principal in Clinton, Tennessee, and was a middle school principal in Riverdale, Georgia. Before moving back to Washington state, she was the pre-kindergarten through 5th Grade Instructional Services Director for City Schools of Decatur, Georgia.
Ms. Heath holds a Washington State Administrative Certification from the University of Puget Sound, and a Master of Teaching and a Bachelor of Arts from Evergreen State College. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in K-12 Leadership through Walden University.
Comments
FHP
It is a great school, despite being overcrowded and stressed to the gills.
Imagine how much greater it would be if SPS could actually manage capacity. WSDWG
--signed hope it's all good!
I know nothing about this person -- but my thought was this was a better background than someone who hadn't dealt with anything outside of the "middle" of the spectrum.
Yay! That alone bodes well.
Yay! That alone bodes well.
Amongst others.
She seems very ambitious, I lean toward the types that like to get to know (&love) a place myself.
TOPS as an Alternative School had a right under Board Policy to have greater say in principal hiring. MGJ ignore that policy, so if you didn't know that it might seem like the got a special deal. They just finally got to give the input all alt schools had a right to under policy. Layette had a parent on the interview team, albeit one whose day job is being an Ed Director in Tacoma. Probably less parent input than TOPS, but more than both schools had when MGJ assigned Lute-Ervin to both places.
Here's hoping that Shauna Heath will be a great new principal for a great school. Lafayette will welcome her with open arms!
-cautiously optimistic
Lafayette Mama
Did you feel the hiring committee had a good selection of candidates?
It is public education, a right for all children.
joy Anderson
Good luck, Lafayette!
Why do you say this?
Mr White
Under Supt. Goodloe-Johnson we saw an attack on our community - based innovative schools (alternative schools such as TOPS, NOVA, Middle College High School, etc). I hope that in-coming Supt. Banda will not follow MGJ's path.
--Old School Music
Here We Go Again
-I Love Lafayette
-Optimistic mom
Like many schools there are families that have very different experiences at Lafayette. I also have heard from parents and staff that SOME parents can be High-maintenance and somewhat elitist. I know parents that will not send their kids to Lafayette because of the elitist vibe. Having the opportunity to experience many Seattle schools Lafayette can seem to be both those things.
That said it is one of the better schools in the district. Parents, teachers and staff need to relax and work with the new principal. Hopefully the few teachers who feel that they walk-on-water will be willing to work as a team and FOLLOW THE RULES.