Source: San Diego Union High School District
Board of Trustees
Joyce Dalessandro
Linda Friedman
Barbara Groth
Beth Hergesheimer
Deanna Rich
Superintendent
Ken Noah
Telephone (760) 753-6491
www.sduhsd.net
Office of the Superintendent
Fax (760) 943-3501
PRESS RELEASE
July 28, 2008
Contact: Terry King
Associate Superintendent
Human Resources
(760) 753-6491 Ext. 5566
ENCINITAS – The San Dieguito Union High School District has announced the promotion of Michael Grove as principal of San Dieguito Academy, as well as four new administrators for the 2008-09 school year.
Mr. Grove was promoted to the high school principal position following his five years as principal of the District’s Carmel Valley Middle School. In prior years, Mr. Grove served as assistant principal at Carmel Valley Middle School and at Oak Crest Middle School, after teaching English and speech and debate at La Costa Canyon High School and the former San Dieguito High School. Mr. Grove’s speech and debate teams won numerous competitions at both the state and national levels. He holds a master’s degree from the University of San Diego, with a doctorate in process at University of CA, Irvine.
Four local educators will join the District’s administrative team. Laurie Francis, currently principal of Del Mar Hills Elementary School, has been appointed to replace Mr. Grove as principal of Carmel Valley Middle School. Prior to her work in the Del Mar Union School District, Ms. Francis taught English, AVID and 8th grade history at Ray Kroc Middle School, and then served as Site Staff Developer at Ray Kroc (5 years) and assistant principal at Muirlands Middle School (3 years). Ms. Francis holds a master’s degree from San Diego State University in Gifted and Talented Education, with a minor in Special Education.
Two new assistant principals have been appointed. Rob Coppo, formerly a teacher at Orange Glen High School in the Escondido Union High School District and Jeff Copeland, from Rancho Buena Vista High School in the Vista Unified School District, will serve as assistant principals at Torrey Pines High School and Carmel Valley Middle School, respectively.
To fill the position of Student Services Specialist, the District has appointed Shirley Willadsen, formerly a program specialist and special education administrator in the San Diego Unified School District.
Canyon Crest Academy • Carmel Valley MS • Diegueño MS • Earl Warren MS • La Costa Canyon HS • North Coast Alternative HS
Oak Crest MS • San Dieguito Adult Education • San Dieguito Academy • Sunset HS • Torrey Pines HS
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