TCHS looks for new principal

After principal Jennifer Lashier announced her departure from TCHS in an email to students and their families on May 24, the district began the process of searching for the next principal of the school.

Staff, students, parents and TC citizens can provide input on qualities the new principal should have in a survey on the TCHS website homepage, below the daily bulletin.

After posting a listing on the website edjoin.org on May 30, the Personnel Department will view the list of applicants for the next principal. Each candidate must have at least five years of teaching experience, a minimum of three years of secondary administrative experience, a master’s degree and a valid California Administrative Services credential. The district will stop accepting applications after June 9.

Following the process of submitting the application, there will be two separate interview panels consisting of certified and classified staff, student volunteers and administrators, including superintendent Kimberly Fricker, who will ask the candidates both technical and cultural questions.

Junior Kody Luu and sophomore Kailyn Huang signed up to interview those who seek the role of being the next principal. The entire process for finding and approving a new principal lasts about one month.

“I would like to see someone open-minded and easygoing as our next principal,” Luu said. “I think it’s important for them to be easy to work with as well.”

Lashier agreed to aid the district in its transition to a new principal for TCHS. She will update her successor on a list of issues that need solutions.
“I’m grateful to Dr. Lashier for finishing the year out and helping the new principal transition,” associate superintendent Monica Makiewicz said. “I wish her well and I would like to thank all the students and staff that have volunteered to be a part of the interview process.”

Lashier’s last day at TCHS is June 30. She will become the principal of Cupertino Middle School in the next school year.

“I will greatly miss coming to work here at TCHS,” Lashier said. “It has been an honor and privilege to lead such a school. I am proud of the work we have done in support of student learning and will cherish the meaningful relationships I have made.”