Navajo Assistant Principal Will Step Into
Principal Post At Pueblo

Terri Kellen, currently assistant principal at Navajo Elementary School, will step into the principal position at Pueblo Elementary School on July 1. The Governing Board approved the transfer on May 7. Ms. Kellen replaces Andrea Erickson, who is resigning to return to Mesa Public Schools as principal of Whitman Elementary School.

"It has been an honor to be part of the Scottsdale Unified School District," Mrs. Erickson wrote in her letter of resignation. "I have spent many hours deliberating over leaving the Scottsdale School District. Because of the need to be closer to my family, I have accepted a position with Mesa Public School," she wrote. Mrs. Erickson spent the last three years in the Scottsdale District and the previous 15 with Mesa Public Schools.

Ms. Kellen started her career with Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) in 1993 as a teacher at Aztec Elementary School. Prior to joining SUSD, Ms. Kellen taught at the Cash Elementary School and at the Laveen Elementary School, both in Laveen, Arizona.

In 1999, Ms. Kellen was named assistant principal at Navajo Elementary School. In addition to her assistant principalship, she also has been involved with Anytown USA, a program that offers high school students and middle school students opportunities to learn about prejudice, stereotyping, and cultural diversity in a camp environment.

Ms. Kellen has a master's degree in education administration and supervision from Arizona State University, and a bachelor of science degree in elementary and special education from Northern Arizona University.

Pueblo Elementary School, located in the Saguaro Complex, houses kindergarten through sixth grade and has more than 600 students.
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The Scottsdale Unified School District has 33 schools serving 27,025 students. More than 3,000 persons are employed by the district, including 1,829 teachers. The district celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1996. Its boundaries include most, but not all of the city of Scottsdale, almost all of the town of Paradise Valley, a section of the city of Phoenix, and a section of the city of Tempe.