TUSD appoints new principals

Augustine Romero was appointed principal of the south side school Tuesday with a 3-2 vote from the Tucson Unified School District Governing Board. Members Mark Stegeman and Michael Hicks opposed the appointment.

Pueblo, 3500 S. 12th Ave., is a C-rated school that serves more than 1,300 students, 90 percent of whom are Hispanic.

Romero has worked for TUSD for at least 15 years, serving as a coach, teacher and director of various departments including Mexican American Studies, student equity and most recently, multicultural curriculum.

Romero was named director of multicultural curriculum in 2012, earning more than $89,000 a year. At the time, his responsibilities included rewriting the K-12 social studies curriculum and ensuring that multicultural curriculum resources are included in all subject areas.

Other appointments made Tuesday include:

Sean Wilken, assistant principal of Roberts-Naylor K-8, will be the new principal of Banks Elementary School.

Denice Contreras, TUSD program coordinator for Title 1 funds, will lead Borton Magnet Elementary School.

Jaquetta Alexander, a teacher and coach at Howell Elementary School, will make the move to the principal’s office at the midtown school.

Samuel Luna, a co-principal at Hollinger K-8 School, was named principal of Lynn/Urquides Elementary School.

Robert Jewett, assistant principal of Painted Sky Elementary School in the Amphitheater School District, is joining TUSD as the principal of Sewell Elementary School.

Michael Konrad, principal of Booth-Fickett Magnet School, was named director of schools for middle school leadership.

Rabih Hamadeh, the acting director of infrastructure technology, will take on the role permanently.

Scott Morrison, a project manager for desegregation and the infant and early learning centers, was named a project manager director.

Laura Emslie, human resources manager from the Sunnyside Unified School District, will come to TUSD as the director of talent acquisition recruitment and retention.