Walla Walla High School administrative changes in place for 2011-2012

Walla Walla Public Schools Board of Directors today during a special board meeting approved several administrative changes for Walla Walla High School to begin the 2011-2012 school year.

Walla Walla High School administrative changes for 2011-2012:

• Mira Gobel, Associate Principal  Hired as new principal at Pioneer Middle School

• Don Wilkins, Assistant Principal  Transferring to the Walla Walla High School Athletic Department in a non-administrative position to coordinate district athletics

• Kirk Jameson, Assistant Principal  Transferring to the Technology Department as the District Career and Technical Education Director/Director of Assessment and Technology and Skills Center Planning Director, District Office.

• Ron Higgins, Technology and Assessment Director  Transferring to Walla Walla High School as an Assistant Principal

• Stacy Estes  Hired as a new Assistant Principal at Walla Walla High School

• Mark Pickel  Hired as a new Assistant Principal at Walla Walla High School

2011-2012 Walla Walla High School Administrative Team:
Pete Peterson, Principal
Stacy Estes, Assistant Principal
Ron Higgins, Assistant Principal
Mindy Meyer, Assistant Principal
Mark Pickel, Assistant Principal

Stacy Estes served as an assistant principal at McLoughlin Middle School for the past nine years. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Washington State University Tri-Cities, former Special Education teacher and Marine Corps veteran.

Mark Pickel has been an assistant principal at Kamiakin High School since 2004. He was also a math teacher at Kennewick High School for 14 years prior to becoming an administrator.

Personnel Report (from August 4, 2011 Special School Board Meeting)
Employment
Administrative:
- Stacy Estes, Assistant Principal, Walla Walla High School
- Ron Higgins, Assistant Princpal, Walla Walla High School
- Kirk Jameson, District Career and Technical Education Director/Director of Assessment and Technology and Skills Center Planning Director, District Office
- Mark Pickel, Assistant Principal, Walla Walla High School

Certificated:
- Shelly Franklin, Language Arts/Music, Pioneer Middle School
- Jessica Johnson, Agriculture/Floriculture .4 FTE (temporary), Walla Walla High School
- Patricia Jones, Special Education (temporary), Walla Walla High School
- Kristen Thompson-Graber, Counselor, Garrison Middle School
- Kim Wegner-McCauley, School Psychologist (temporary), Special Programs

Classified:
- Molly McKinney, Bilingual Para-Educator, Blue Ridge Community Preschool

Resignation/Retirement
Certificated:
- Alicia Brock, Language Arts/Music, Pioneer Middle School, (did not begin year)

Classified:
- Paula Merson, Food Service Assistant, Pioneer Middle School, 2 years

For more information about the administrative changes at Walla Walla High School or the Personnel Report, contact Communications Director Mark Higgins at (509) 526-6716 or by email at: mhiggins@wwps.org.