Search for New Lake Bluff Principal Starts in October

An interim principal for Lake Bluff Elementary School for the 2013-14 term has been chosen to enable Lake Bluff School District 65 to make a thorough search for permanent head of the institution, according to an email sent to the families Thursday by Superintendent Jean Sophie.

Barbara Ramsey West, a retired administrator and teacher in Glenview and other suburbs, will take the helm this summer to prepare for the coming school year. Since her 2004 retirement, she has held interim administrative assignments in Glenview, Park Ridge and Niles among other places.

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“Our Board of Education and I are in agreement that the search for a new principal must be a thoughtful, deliberate and inclusive process in order to select an outstanding candidate who will provide long-term leadership and inspiration to both the students and staff at Lake Bluff Elementary School,” Sophie wrote in the email. The search process will start in October.

West will begin spending time at the school in the summer to get ready for the start of the term. Paul McKinney, who has been interim principal since Shelley Overman retired April 11, will continue to lead the school for the rest of the current term.

With 17 years of teaching experience in grades three through eight, West has been principal of Westbrook and J.H. Springman Schools in Glenview from 1988 through 1995. She was also superintendent of Rochelle Community Consolidated School District from 1995through 1998 before taking a position as superintendent in Homewood from 1998 through 2004.

Since retiring, West has served as an interim administrator—assistant principal, principal or superintendent—for  several suburban Chicago school districts including ones in Glenview, Niles and Park Ridge.

Joanne Trahannas, a certified administrator who has overseen the District’s curriculum development for the last two years, will continue maintain her office at the elementary school for the next term and retain in her position.

Tracy Roehric, who has been a behavior intervention specialist at Lake Bluff Elementary, will become assistant principal dealing with special education and other areas.

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