More principals

Thu., Sept. 23, 2004

By Hilary Kraus hilaryk@spokesman.com

Cheney School District Cheney High School

Name: Tom Gresch

Hometown: Spokane

Former position: Principal at Shadle Park High School

Years in education: 12

Replaces: Debra Clemens (Cheney School District human resource director)

Education: Washington State University (bachelor’s); Whitworth College (master’s).

Goals: It’s all about getting to know students and finding out where they need to go. That’s where I start. Every conversation we have educationally needs to start there.

Mead School District Mead High School

Name: Bruce Olgard

Hometown: Spokane

Former position: Assistant principal at Mead High School

Years in education: 23

Replaces: Mick Miller (Deer Park superintendent)

Education: Whitworth College (bachelor’s); Whitworth College and Lesley (Mass.) College (master’s).

Goals: Mead is all about community. We see ourselves as a professional learning community. The parents, the students, the school are what make the difference, so we’re going all work together to educate the students from this community.

Mead Alternative High School

Name: Pete Arthur

Hometown: Kailua, Oahu

Former position: Teacher in Mead Alternative High School

Years in education: 35 (including 15 in alternative education)

Replaces: New position, oversees M.E.A.D. and M.E.P.P.

Education: Gonzaga University (bachelor’s); Whitworth College (master’s); Gonzaga (doctoral program)

Goals: To find flexible ways to meet the learning objectives that are established by the state.

Shiloh Hills Elementary School

Name: Heather Roberts

Hometown: Spokane

Former position: Assistant principal at Regal Elementary School

Years in education: Eight

Replaces: Kelly Shea (principal at McDonald Elementary)Education: Eastern Washington University (bachelor’s); Washington State University (master’s)

Goals: To provide an environment, the opportunities and the support, so that we can work together as a learning community. It goes back to building strong relationships with students, staff and parents

Nine Mile Falls School District

Lake Spokane Elementary

Name: Bridget Monahan

Hometown: Juneau, Alaska

Former position: Assistant principal Mt. Spokane High School

Years in education: 20

Replaces: Marcie Norstadt (returned to classroom at Nine Mile Elementary)

Education: Whitworth College (bachelor’s); Eastern Washington University and Whitworth College (master’s)

Goals: To create the optimal climate for staff, students and parents. To build a learning community focusing on improved student learning.

Medical Lake School District

Medical Lake High School

Name: Scott Blassingame

Hometown: Cheney

Former position: Assistant principal at Medical Lake High School.

Years in education: 20

Replaces: Roger Fox (superintendent of Quincy School District)

Education: Eastern Washington University (bachelor’s and master’s)

Goals: For the students to reach their highest level of achievement possible. We are focusing in on what you want students to learn, how you know if they’ve learned it, and what are you going to do if they don’t learn it.

Medical Lake Middle School

Name: Mike Dahmen

Hometown: Spokane

Former position: Principal at Michael Anderson Elementary School

Years in education: 34

Replaces: Dale Lamphere (principal at Michael Anderson Elementary)

Education: Eastern Washington University (bachelor’s); Gonzaga University (master’s)

Goals: To continue to take Medical Lake Middle School to a higher level, through collaboration with professional learning communities and through collaboration with teachers, parents and students.

Michael Anderson Elementary School (formerly Blair)

Name: Dale Lamphere

Hometown: Manitou Springs, Colo.

Former position: Medical Lake Middle School principal

Years in education: 25

Replaces: Mike Dahmen (principal at Medical Lake Middle)

Education: Eastern Washington University (bachelor’s and master’s)

Goal: To continue to work at different ways, approaches and strategies making sure all children are learning.

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