Jennifer Warren, who is completing a dissertation for a doctor of education degree from the University of Pennsylvania, will take over as principal of Ormondale School in Portola Valley when Eva Gal retires from the K-3 school at the end of June.
The trustees of the Portola Valley School District unanimously chose Ms. Warren from a field of four finalists at an April 25 meeting, district Superintendent Anne Campbell told the Almanac in an e-mail.
Ms. Warren’s doctorate from Penn would follow a magna cum laude bachelor’s degree from the University of the Pacific in Stockton and a summa cum laude master’s degree from National University in San Diego.
“Jennifer received outstanding recommendations from educators throughout the United States and she brings a wide range of experiences with her to Ormondale,” Ms. Campbell said. “We’re delighted she has chosen to come to roost in Portola Valley!”
Ms. Warren’s teaching career includes two K-5 schools in Escondido: as a second-, third- and fourth- grade teacher at Conway Elementary School and as assistant principal at L.R. Green School, Ms. Campbell said.
She has also worked as a coordinator for the Teach for America project, which encourages “top college students” to take up teaching, and she taught in the graduate school of education at Penn, Ms. Campbell said.
Ms. Warren has interests in photography and hiking and lives in Redwood Shores with her husband.
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