Eliot Arts Magnet Congratulates Mr. John Maynard as Assistant Principal

Eliot Arts Magnet School is pleased to welcome Mr. John Maynard to the AAM family. Mr. Maynard will continue his role as Assistant Principal, but with expanded duties serving the AAM families as well to create its PreK-8 grade program.

Mr. Maynard attended Bloomsburg University, in Pennsylvania studying Chemistry and Sign Language interpreting. He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree and moved to California to work at Cal State Northridge’s National Center on Deafness in 1994.

In 1996 Mr. Maynard began his multiple subject teaching credential program at National University and also began teaching math and science at a private Armenian school in Montrose. He joined Pasadena Unified in 1998 at Eliot Middle School, where he taught for 17 years.

During his tenure at Eliot, he has taught all three grade levels, 6th, 7th and 8th grades, and has taught most subjects across all three grade levels. Primarily his work was with the 6th grade teaching math and science, but he also taught English, history, drama, debate, and American Sign Language classes.

When Eliot became an Arts Magnet, Mr. Maynard was proud to adopt the shift, teaching an introductory Guitar/Rock Band class as well.

In 2015 Mr. Maynard stepped out of the classroom to be the RtI Coach at Eliot Arts Magnet, where he served for 3 years. During this time he introduced new approaches, including the introduction of a Husky Student Store served via Husky Bucks. During this time, Mr. Maynard also attended Cal. State Los Angeles, earning a Master’s of Administration degree.

Mr. Maynard has since served as Assistant Principal in the Pasadena Unified School District, working for 1 year at McKinley K-8 School, and then returning to Eliot as the Assistant Principal for the past two years.

Eliot Arts Magnet congratulates Mr. Maynard and the school is lucky to get to have you in this new expanded role.

Charles W. Eliot Arts Academy, 2184 North Lake Avenue, Altadena, (626) 396-5680 ext. 70001 or visit www.pusd.us/domain/26.