School Board Appoints New Principals

There will be some new faces on campuses in the  this fall.

The board appointed Kevin Grier as principal of  and Catherine Ward-Mikes as principal of .

Grier works for the Claremont School District in Southern California as the principal at El Roble Intermediate School. 

"We're very happy to move up to the Northern California area," he said. He and his wife have three children. Two will attend elementary school in Dublin and one will attend Wells Middle School.

Catherine Ward-Mikes, the newly appointed principal at Dougherty Elementary, comes to the district from the Newark Unified School District. She is the principal at Newark Junior High School.

"I feel very blessed to be joining the community," said Ward-Mikes.

Wards-Mikes replaces Dougherty Principal Lynn Medici, who will take the helm at Kolb Elementary, opening in the fall.

During the meeting, board members also approved the appointment of Michael Benzien, the interim director of maintenance and operations.

Board members recognized April employees of the month, including teacher Saundra Bauer and instructional assistant Sandy Trau, both employees at .

The school spotlighted was Dublin Elementary and students shared information about their school, including the wide range of technology they use on a daily basis. Their presentation included a video, which they created.  

Other topics included:

• Measure C Bond Progress Report — Twenty-three projects have been completed, including the replacement of every core academic classroom at . Click here for additional information on the report.
• District Demographic Projections — The board received a presentation regarding the most current demographic projections. For a detailed report, click here. 
• Capital Funds Budget - First Draft for 2011-12 — The district must adopt a budget by June 30 for the 2011-12 fiscal year. Click here for an outline of a first draft of the budget.