Schools

Abington Curriculum Specialist to Leave for Centennial

Highland Elementary School's Michael Johnson will leave to be an administrator.

 

According to a Wednesday, May 15 post on the Centennial School District website,  the Centennial School Board appointed Highland’s Michael Johnson as principal of the district’s Klinger Middle School.

The vote, on May 14, was unanimous; Johnson will start July 1.

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According to the post, the school’s interview team — which included Centennial School District faculty and school board members — visited Highland Elementary School, where Johnson is a curriculum specialist.

"[The appointment] is the result of an extensive and thorough search process and I cannot imagine a better outcome for Klinger Middle School and Centennial School District," assistant superintendent Joyce Mundy said in the post.

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Johnson is still listed on the Highland Elementary School directory.

Johnson is a graduate of Martin Luther King High School, Temple University, received his master’s degree from Gwynedd-Mercy College and is pursuing his doctorate at Arcadia University.

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