|
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
|
The 2022-23 school year in Livermore is set to begin on Tuesday and many students will find different administrators leading their campus communities.
Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District (LVJUSD) celebrated promotions and transitions for a number of longtime staff members and welcomed some new employees at its Aug. 9 Board of Education meeting.
Clark Conover, who was formerly a vice principal at Granada High School, is stepping into the role of principal this school year.
While his title may be new, he is no stranger to the Granada campus. Conover’s extensive history at the high school includes previously serving as head wrestling coach for 12 years and teaching math, health and physical education.
He was also Granada’s athletic director for 11 years. Last spring, the school’s newly built wrestling gym was named the “Clark Conover Wrestling Facility” in his honor.
In his new role as principal, Conover succeeds Matthew Hart, who has been elevated to a district level position, joining the curriculum department as the director of assessment and accountability.
Two brand-new administrators are joining Granada’s team of vice principals: Ai Vu, who served as vice principal at Kennedy High School in Fremont, and Jason Cain, who was vice principal at American High School, also located in Fremont.
Across town at Livermore High School, one of its teachers, Alyson Noble, will be joining the vice principal team along with Dan Musselman, who was previously vice principal at Del Valle Continuation High School.
Valerie Nebo is stepping away from her position as vice principal at Livermore High to lead Arroyo Seco Elementary as its new principal.
In light of Musselman’s departure from Del Valle, Steven Martin is taking on a vice principal position at the continuation high school. Before this role, Martin was program director for YouthBuild, an educational program launched by LVJUSD for Tri-Valley students who did not complete high school.
At the district level, former director of human resources Kelly Manke is transitioning into the role of assistant superintendent of administrative services, overseeing human resources and student services.
In June, when the district announced that Chris Van Schaack would be moving away from his role as deputy superintendent to become the new superintendent of schools, officials said that the deputy superintendent position would be replaced with an assistant superintendent of administrative services.
The district’s new executive director of human resources is Amy Robbins, who was previously the director of college and career readiness for the Tri-Valley Regional Occupational Program.
Tracie Christmas, who joined LVJUSD last year, is transitioning from her position as director of assessment and accountability to the director of student services. Christmas succeeds Darrel Avilla who retired on June 30 after 34 years with the district.
The district introduced a new wellness coordinator position within its student services department this year which will be held by Liisa Hanninen-Danner.
“I just want to be so grateful that we have raised student wellness to the ranks of needing a coordinator. We all know it’s important, especially in these uncertain times, and I am delighted that we now have a coordinator of wellness,” Trustee Anne White during last week’s meeting where the new administrators were recognized.
