Highline introduces new principals at five schools

What happened

The district introduced new principals at Sylvester Middle School, Des Moines Elementary School, McMicken Heights Elementary School and Gregory Heights Elementary School, plus an interim principal at Raisbeck Aviation High School. Jeff Black will serve as Raisbeck’s interim principal for the 2026–27 school year; the other four were described as joining their schools as principals in 2026.

Why it matters to families

These leadership changes affect the staff and families working with school leaders across four schools, while Raisbeck Aviation High School has an interim appointment for the coming school year.

The evidence

At the September 2 meeting, Superintendent Ivan Duran introduced Richard Brown at Sylvester Middle School, Richie Garcia at Des Moines Elementary School, KeyAunna Johnson at McMicken Heights Elementary School, Jodi Robertson at Gregory Heights Elementary School, and Jeff Black as interim principal at Raisbeck Aviation High School for 2026–27. The transcript says the first four joined their schools as principals in 2026. (Document 116226.)

The source