Schools
Principal Selected for Echo Park's New School
Shannon Leonard will lead the school into its first year.
Experienced educator Shannon Leonard has been selected to lead Echo Park's new school, Central Region Elementary School (CRES) #14.
According to a release, Leonard has experience as both a teacher and leader in urban and international settings. He has his B.A. from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virgininia, and has masters in education from Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles and UCLA.
He also received his California administrative credential from UCLA’s Principal Leadership Institute.
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Since being selected to run the school in March by the Los Angeles Unified School District, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy has been conducting interviews for several months, and lately narrowed the search to two candiates.
There are several community meetings scheduled with Leonard:
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Time
Date
Location
8 – 10am
Wednesday, May 18
Rosemont Avenue Elementary - Auditorium
421 N. Rosemont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
5 - 7pm
Tuesday, May 24
Rosemont Avenue Elementary - Auditorium
421 N. Rosemont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
8 – 10am
Wednesday, June 1
Union Avenue Elementary - Auditorium
150 S. Burlington Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90057
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