A few weeks ago we reported on some principal changes the Seattle School District has been planning for a few schools in the neighborhood, including the head of The Center School, who as of next Tuesday, will be leaving to co-lead Rainier Beach High School. Lisa Escobar, who has been at The Center School for three years, tells our news partner, the Seattle Times, that she’s not worried about the switch, and is enthusiastic that as a pair her and co-principal Dr. Robert Gary, the current Rainier head, they will be able to pave a new path for the school and its tumultuous history.
Seattle Times columnist Nicole Brodeur dedicated her column today to Escobar. She says that though the community members at Rainier are excited to have her joining the team, staff, students and parents at The Center School are upset to be losing their principal mid-year. Read Brodeur’s full story here.