PUSD Announces New McKinley Principal and Assistant Principal
PUSD is excited to announce the following administrative staffing updates for Eliot Arts Magnet Academy and McKinley School of the Arts:
Mrs. Germaine Nesbitt has been selected as the new Principal of McKinley, she joins McKinley from The School of Arts and Enterprise. She has been serving students for over twenty years as an educator, school administrator and a member of senior management. Mrs. Nesbitt will be a strong, guiding force for the McKinley team, to build upon their solid instructional foundation.
Joining Mrs. Nesbitt will be Dr. Charel Bailey, former assistant principal at Eliot Arts Magnet Academy and coordinator with the Office of Child Welfare, Attendance and Safety. Dr. Bailey will serve as assistant principal at McKinley, bringing with her a wealth of knowledge in student services from both the school site and the district office. Dr. Bailey’s breath of experience and connection to the PUSD Community will compliment Mrs. Nesbitt as she builds relationships within PUSD.
Mr. John Maynard will serve as the new assistant principal at Eliot Arts Magnet Academy, joining Principal Touloumian. Mr. Maynard returns to Eliot after having served there for 20 years as a math and science teacher and Response to Intervention Coach. Mr. Maynard’s experience in administration while serving as assistant principal at McKinley will further his extensive positive impact on the Eliot campus.
McKinley School, 325 S. Oak Knoll Avenue, Pasadena, (626) 396-5630 or visit www.pusd.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=43.