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Palo Alto Unified School District
Press Release, April 21, 1998
Superintendent Donald A. Phillips announces the appointment of Catherine Howard as principal of the new elementary school soon to open in the Barron Park neighborhood.
Ms. Howard earned her A.B. in History and Literature from Harvard University and her M.A. in Teaching, English, and Urban Education from Wesleyan University. She is currently finishing her M.A. in Educational Administration at Santa Clara University.
Ms. Howard's career in education includes:
- 3 years teaching in a large urban high school in New Haven, Connecticut
- 5 years lecturing in Human Development and Family Studies at Cornell University
- 8 years teaching grades 1 through 5 at Ohlone Elementary School
In addition to her excellent training and broad professional experience, Ms. Howard brings to her new assignment excellent communication stills, boundless energy, unfailing enthusiasm for creative ideas, and a deep knowledge of and commitment to the Palo Alto community. She will begin work immediately with Barbara Butterworth, interim principal for the school, to lead the preparations for the opening in September 1998, and will assume full time duties as principal at the end of this school year.
