Administrative Roles Combine Due to Opening
Assistant Principal of Guidance Elizabeth Brush is now interim principal at Carson Elementary
By Sara Stamos
Assistant Principal of Guidance Elizabeth Brush is now interim principal at Carson Elementary
By Sara Stamos
After two years at Pioneer, former Assistant Principal of Guidance Elizabeth Brush has taken over as interim principal of Carson Elementary School.
Following Brush’s transfer to Carson, her position has now been assumed by Assistant Principal of Student Services Amy Hanna, which took effect at the beginning of the spring semester. Hanna will now handle special education as well as standardized, state and Advanced Placement testing.
Although the new position has been challenging, Hanna received overwhelming support from her fellow administrators and is confident that she can handle the responsibility.
“I think the first week was the hardest, just kind of juggling and switching my calendar around and prioritizing,” Hanna said. “I have so much support from Espiritu, Gavello, Simon and Mayhew and they have really stepped in and helped me transition.”
Principal Herbert Espiritu recognizes that the larger workload will be difficult to maintain, but has faith that Hanna will be prepared once she sets her priorities.
“I think that going back to the previous role, she’s just going to have to prioritize the importance of certain things that she’s responsible for,” said Espiritu. “It’ll be challenging but I think she’s up for it.”
Brush acknowledges the difficulties of her previous job and offers advice for handling the new workload.
“It can be very overwhelming, so (she needs to) focus on balancing everything and taking care of herself too,” said Brush.
At the beginning of the 2018-19 school year, Brush made the switch to the position of Assistant Principal of Guidance after working in various elementary schools for 16 years. Brush feels strongly that her experiences in different sectors of education have prepared her to step into the role of interim principal at Carson Elementary School.
“Coming from elementary and then getting to work at Pioneer, I think there’s been a lot of positive changes for me because I got to see where students are going in their trajectory,” Brush said, “The habits they develop now are going to affect them in high school where it’s going to matter that they missed that test.”
Hanna greatly valued Brush’s partnership and support and felt that they worked well together, helping one another when the job became worrisome.
“I get stressed out very easily and she’s very calm and so she balances me out. It was just great coming into Pioneer and having her here showing me the ropes,” Hanna said. “I loved working with her every day, side by side. I really miss that. I’m so happy for her, this is something that she’s been wanting for a long time, so I was sad but happy for her at the same time.”
Espiritu appreciates Brush’s contribution to the administrative team and wishes her the best in her new position.
“She really led the Pioneer community and what we’re all about here and we’re going to miss her positive attitude,” said Espiritu.
While Brush is not an acting administrator at Pioneer for the remainder of the year, her former position as Assistant Principal of Guidance will be hers if she does not continue on as principal at Carson.
Following Brush’s transfer to Carson, her position has now been assumed by Assistant Principal of Student Services Amy Hanna, which took effect at the beginning of the spring semester. Hanna will now handle special education as well as standardized, state and Advanced Placement testing.
Although the new position has been challenging, Hanna received overwhelming support from her fellow administrators and is confident that she can handle the responsibility.
“I think the first week was the hardest, just kind of juggling and switching my calendar around and prioritizing,” Hanna said. “I have so much support from Espiritu, Gavello, Simon and Mayhew and they have really stepped in and helped me transition.”
Principal Herbert Espiritu recognizes that the larger workload will be difficult to maintain, but has faith that Hanna will be prepared once she sets her priorities.
“I think that going back to the previous role, she’s just going to have to prioritize the importance of certain things that she’s responsible for,” said Espiritu. “It’ll be challenging but I think she’s up for it.”
Brush acknowledges the difficulties of her previous job and offers advice for handling the new workload.
“It can be very overwhelming, so (she needs to) focus on balancing everything and taking care of herself too,” said Brush.
At the beginning of the 2018-19 school year, Brush made the switch to the position of Assistant Principal of Guidance after working in various elementary schools for 16 years. Brush feels strongly that her experiences in different sectors of education have prepared her to step into the role of interim principal at Carson Elementary School.
“Coming from elementary and then getting to work at Pioneer, I think there’s been a lot of positive changes for me because I got to see where students are going in their trajectory,” Brush said, “The habits they develop now are going to affect them in high school where it’s going to matter that they missed that test.”
Hanna greatly valued Brush’s partnership and support and felt that they worked well together, helping one another when the job became worrisome.
“I get stressed out very easily and she’s very calm and so she balances me out. It was just great coming into Pioneer and having her here showing me the ropes,” Hanna said. “I loved working with her every day, side by side. I really miss that. I’m so happy for her, this is something that she’s been wanting for a long time, so I was sad but happy for her at the same time.”
Espiritu appreciates Brush’s contribution to the administrative team and wishes her the best in her new position.
“She really led the Pioneer community and what we’re all about here and we’re going to miss her positive attitude,” said Espiritu.
While Brush is not an acting administrator at Pioneer for the remainder of the year, her former position as Assistant Principal of Guidance will be hers if she does not continue on as principal at Carson.