Lowrie Primary Welcomes Sarita Amaya as Principal
Posted by West Linn-Wilsonville on 8/9/2018 2:00:00 PM
Lowrie Primary School underwent a change this summer that is sure to have students and families alike excited for the first day of school on Aug. 27. The change comes in the form of new principal Sarita Amaya, who follows in Patrick Meig’s footsteps as the next leader of Lowrie Primary.
Amaya comes to Lowrie from the Beaverton School District, where she most recently served as Assistant Administrator for Multilingual Programs. She brings a broad and diverse background in education to Lowrie Primary, which is a testament to her long-time commitment and passion for public education.
Originally from Oregon, Amaya graduated from the University of Oregon before earning a master’s degree in education from Arizona State University. She began her teaching career in Phoenix as a dual language teacher before returning to Oregon to work in the same role in the North Clackamas School District. A classroom teacher for a total of 14 years, Amaya then joined the Oregon Department of Education in 2014, working as an Education Program Specialist in Policy and Partnerships. She was hired as ODE’s Equity Director in 2015 before going back to school to serve as assistant principal at Elmonica Elementary in the Beaverton School District.
“I would say that my administrative experience is very multi-faceted,” she says. “Working with the Oregon Department of Education was an exciting time. We created a model of early learning that started with expected mothers and lasts all the way until those children are age five. My role was to ensure that voices of historically underrepresented communities were at the forefront of that process, and I learned a lot about relationship-building and establishing trust with so many different people.” [READ THE FULL STORY]