ROUND ROCK LEADER
August 27, 2007
LAURI ZACHRY
Education Reporter
One educator new to Round Rock ISD and one RRISD administrative veteran were recently named as new principals at Fern Bluff and Berkman and elementary schools for the 2007-08 school year.
RRISD Superintendent Jesus Chavez announced these appointments Aug. 16 during the RRISD Board of Trustees August meeting.
Elizabeth Wilson has been selected as the new principal of Fern Bluff Elementary.
Before coming to RRISD, Wilson served as the assistant principal of Zilker Elementary in Austin ISD as well as the district's South Elementary Schools' programs supervisor. She also taught at the middle school level for seven years and served as an elementary district curriculum specialist. She has worked in the education field for 10 years. Her mother and her father are both educators.
Chavez said Wilson has a good combination of leadership and management skills and works to build relationships. She also has a great vision for continuing the commitment to excellence for which Fern Bluff is known.
"She is very knowledgeable of instructional practices and values a hands-on approach to her work," Chavez said.
Wilson replaces Karen Farley-Halverson, who served as principal of Fern Bluff for one year.
Trana Allen was named the new principal of Berkman Elementary for the 2007-08 school year.
Before beginning her first day as the school's new principal Monday, Allen served as the director of bilingual/English as a Second Language and pre-K services for the RRISD administration.
She also served in the capacity as principal of Live Oak Elementary until the 2006-07 school year and as the assistant principal of Brown Elementary in Austin ISD.
Allen also taught in Angelton and was nominated four times as Teacher of the Year in that school district. She has been an educator for 12 years.
Allen has been admitted into the doctoral program at the University of Texas in Austin.
Chavez said Allen is results-oriented and has a passion for student and teacher success. She is committed to leading Berkman on its journey to an exemplary campus, he said.
"She is aware of the student, parent and teacher needs on a Title I campus such as Berkman," Chavez said.
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Monday, August 27, 2007
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