Alvaro Montelongo Jr. has been selected as the new principal for Berry Elementary School. Montelongo has been an educator for 14 years and has served in HISD as a math coach, instructional specialist, assistant principal, and for the last three years as Principal of Looscan Elementary. Montelongo began his career at Santa Fe High School before joining HISD.
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Juanette Green named new principal of M.C. Williams Middle School
Juanette Green has been selected as the new principal for M.C. Williams Middle School. Green most recently served as principal of Hines Caldwell Elementary School.
Continue readingTabitha Davis named new principal of Sterling Aviation High School
Tabitha Davis has been selected as the new principal for Sterling Aviation High School. Davis most recently served as principal at Reagan K-8 Campus.
Continue readingLauren Mailhiot named new principal of Reagan K-8 Campus
Lauren Mailhiot has been selected as the new principal for Reagan K-8. Mailhiot most recently served as principal at DeAnda Elementary School.
She began her career in 2009 as a fifth-grade teacher at Neff Elementary School. Under her leadership, DeAnda was named an A-Rated Campus with all Distinctions, America’s Best Urban School 2020, and Ranked #1 Gold Ribbon School for Children At-Risk 2019. She was also selected as the South Area Office Principal of the Year in 2020. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Communications from the University of Michigan, and her Master of Education from the University of Houston.
Marie Adams named new principal of North Forest High School
Marie Adams has been selected as the new principal of North Forest High School. Adams joined HISD in 2017, where she served as the assistant principal of Wheatley High School.
Continue readingBrandon Dickerson named new principal of Kashmere High School
Brandon Dickerson has been selected as the new principal of Kashmere High School. Dickerson began his career at Thompson Elementary as a teacher and as an instructional coordinator.
Continue readingDarcele Lofton named new principal of Hines-Caldwell Elementary School
Darcele Lofton has been selected as the new principal for Hines-Caldwell Elementary School. Lofton most recently served as principal at Bellfort Early Childhood Center.
Continue readingBettina McKinney named new principal of Highland Heights Elementary
Bettina McKinney has been selected as the new principal of Highland Heights Elementary School. McKinney began her career at Dogan Elementary School as a fifth-grade science teacher.
Continue readingJennifer Pettit named new principal of Gregg Elementary School
Jennifer Pettit has been selected as the new principal at Gregg Elementary School. Pettit most recently served as assistant principal at Shearn Elementary School.
She began her career in 2006 as a kindergarten teacher at Alcott Elementary School. Pettit was promoted to a teacher specialist at Shearn Elementary School. In 2017, she became an assistant principal at Shearn. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Houston and her Master of Adult Education and Training from the University of Phoenix.
Meagan Edwards named new principal of Fondren Middle School
Meagan Edwards has been selected as the new principal for Fondren Middle School. Edwards most recently served as principal at Grissom Elementary School.
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