Thursday, August 23, 2012

Parents speak out at Castle Park Elementary Meeting

On Tuesday, May 27, 2008 parents spoke out at a meeting at Castle Park Elementary held for the purpose of finding out what traits they want to see in their next principal.

Quite a few parents said: someone just like Carlos Ulloa, the current principal forced to leave by angry teachers.

This morning, "Castle Park Family" teachers were in a fury when they learned from their close associate, Felicia Starr, that parents had spoken against teacher Nikki Perez.

This is ironic, since Nikki Perez famously and publicly asked the Castle Park community in 2004,"What did [I] do wrong?" At the time she and her pals in the "Castle Park Family" were involved in getting rid of Carlos Ulloa's predecessor, Oly "Ollie" Matos.

Parents want to answer Nikki's question, but Nikki doesn't want to hear it.

VILLANUEVA IS NEW PRINCIPAL FOR VETERANS ELEMENTARY

NEW PRINCIPAL FOR VETERANS ELEMENTARY
Villanueva arrives from Cajon Valley
Caroline Dipping
Aug. 23, 2012

Froylán Villanueva has been named the new principal of Veterans Elementary School in Chula Vista. His first day leading the 900-student campus was Monday.

Villanueva, 41, comes to the Chula Vista Elementary School District from the Cajon Valley Union School District, where he was principal for the past six years at Greenfield Middle School.

Previous principal Olga West
Director of Human Resources and Professional Development at Lemon Grove School District
Previous--CVESD, South Bay Union School District
Doctor of Education at UCSD

At Veterans, he replaces Olga West, who has joined the Lemon Grove School District as director of human resources and professional development.

A native San Diegan, Villanueva attended Hoover High School and San Diego State University. His career in education began in the Sweetwater Union High School District and included serving as an assistant principal at Mar Vista High and as an interim principal at Southwest Middle School. For several years, he chaired Adelante Latino, an annual conference that sends seventh- through 12th-grade male students from the Sweetwater district to UCSD for a day with Latino professionals who talk about what it takes to get into an industry and be successful.

Villanueva said he is honored to be part of the Chula Vista district and its mission to keep students the focus of every decision. He also looks forward to educating at the elementary school level.

“I’ve had the experience being with kids in middle and high school where I know where they are going,” he said. “Now, I’m looking at kids learning the alphabet and times tables. I’m really excited to be able to make an impact at the beginning of their education.”

The father of two daughters, Villanueva is an avid cyclist and runner.