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The following changes in administration will take place in July for the 2021-22 school year. All personnel assignments are subject to final approval by the school board.
Vancouver Public Schools will open two new elementary schools in the fall of 2022. Vancouver Innovation, Technology and Arts Elementary School is under construction at 1111 Fort Vancouver Way. In addition, a neighborhood school will be built at NE 25th Avenue and 88th Street. A planning principal will oversee program development and hiring for both schools during the 2021-22 school year.
VITA and NE 25th Ave. elementary schools
Planning principal: Jennifer Blechschmidt, current principal at Eisenhower Elementary
Anderson Elementary School
Chinook Elementary School
Associate principal: Amos (AJ) Brown—Currently an elementary associate principal at Federal Way School District; he previously served in VPS as a math teacher and dean of students 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 teacher on special assignment and administrative intern in Clover Park School District
Lake Shore Elementary School
Principal: Anna Supplee—Current associate principal at Anderson Elementary, will take the lead at Lake Shore following the resignation of Starlett Stone at the end of the school year.
Lincoln Elementary School
Principal: Steve Lindblom–Current principal at Vancouver Flex Academy
Roosevelt Elementary School
Principal: Jill MacKenzie—Current associate principal at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary
Sacajawea Elementary School
Associate principal: Kevin Coffey—Current dean of students at Anderson Elementary; will serve as associate principal at both Anderson and Sacajawea elementary schools
Truman Elementary School
Walnut Grove Elementary School
Gaiser Middle School
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 students at Fort Vancouver High School; will take the associate principal position following the retirement of Anita Chase
Jim Parsley Center
Sandra Zavala-Ortega has been appointed to fill the vacant position on the Vancouver Public Schools Board of Directors. The board interviewed three candidates and voted unanimously for Zavala-Ortega to fill the vacant seat left by board director Camara Banfield, who resigned in January following her appointment to the Clark County Superior Court.
“We are happy to welcome Sandra to the board of directors. Her personal and professional experience as well as her deep connection with VPS will bring a valued perspective to our board,” said Board President Kyle Sproul. “We also want to thank the other candidates. It’s impressive to live in a community of people that cares so deeply for their children and youth.”
Zavala-Ortega has served in several capacities as a representative of the local Latino community to improve cultural diversity and increase opportunities for people of color. She grew up in Vancouver and attended VPS schools. As a college student, she worked in the Intercultural Diversity office where she had opportunities to influence student and college programs. Zavala-Ortega also was previously employed by the district as a Family-Community Resource Center coordinator at Harney Elementary School. She is currently pursuing her master's degree at Washington State University Vancouver. Zavala-Ortega has a son who attends school in VPS.
Zavala-Ortega will be sworn in at the April 13 board meeting. The appointment will be temporary until the November 2021 general election, when a permanent board member will be elected to the position.