Dr. Steve Grubb will be principal of McMicken Heights Elementary school starting July 1, replacing Tom Symons who has resigned his position effective the end of this year.

Dr. Grubb currently serves as Executive Director of Elementary and Middle Schools in the north end of Highline School District. Due to budget cuts and the elimination of central office administrator positions, he has been reassigned to a new position, McMicken Principal/Systems Improvement Lead.

Dr. Grubb will lead the work of piloting new ways of measuring student progress at McMicken that will lead to improved support of schools district-wide. He will also mentor new Highline principals.

“I want to thank Steve for his thoughtful leadership and excellent work supervising elementary and middle schools. His skills and dedication are unquestioned,” says Superintendent John Welch. “I am grateful to be able to deploy him in a new way to help us move our work forward.”