Dr. Susan Enfield, Interim Superintendent for Seattle Public Schools has announced principal appointments for the 2011-2012 school year. Two of those assignments are in the Ballard area.
Viewlands Elementary (10525 3rd Avenue NW) is set to open next school year and Lisa Escobar has been appointed principal.
Lisa Escobar has been appointed principal for Viewlands. Escobar, a Seattle Public Schools administrator since 2004, has been a principal at Nova, The Center School and is currently co-principal at Rainier Beach High School. She held positions as an elementary school principal and assistant principal at the middle school level. In addition to her service with Seattle Public Schools, she has been a classroom teacher at schools in Issaquah and school districts in California. Escobar taught general, special and bilingual education for several years at the elementary and secondary level and did her administrative internship at an elementary school. Escobar received her degree in health science with minors in chemistry and biology from California State University, Chico. She has a master’s degree in special education from San Jose State University, where her focus was on engaging Spanish-speaking parents in the IEP (Individualized Education Program) process. She received her administrative credential from Chico State.
Ballard High School interim principal, Kevin Wynkoop, has been named principal for the school.
Kevin Wynkoop has been appointed principal for Ballard. Wynkoop has five years of leadership experience as assistant principal at Ballard, and also served as the school’s activities coordinator from 2002-2007. He is a third-generation Ballard High School graduate (class of 1994) who has worked at Ballard for his entire professional career. Prior to his appointment as assistant principal, Wynkoop taught U.S. History, World History and AP Government at the school for six years. Wynkoop’s professional preparation includes a Bachelor of Arts in Education – Social Studies from Pacific Lutheran University and a Master of Educational Administration from Western Washington University.