Directors of Schools P-12
School leadership matters and is second only to teaching in its school-related impact on student learning. The role of directors of schools is critical in developing and supporting principals, with a focus on high-quality instruction and instructional leadership. The directors of schools are essential in providing direct support of principals to improve their instructional leadership skills and practices in order to impact the quality of teaching and ultimately impact student learning.
Executive Director of Schools Pk-12
Dr. Mike Starosky
Directors of Schools
Elementary and K-8:
Dr. James Mercer Jr., Dr. Rocky Torres, Mr. Tony Ruby, Mr. Tim Moynihan, and Ms. Heather Eberts
Secondary:
Mr. Jon Halfaker, Dr. Sarah J. Pritchett, and Mr. Chris Carter
Read staff bios for the Directors of Schools P-12 team.
School Assignments
Chris Carter
Middle Schools
High School
- Center School
- Middle College
- Nova
- Chief Sealth
- South Lake
- West Seattle
- World School
Heather Eberts
Elementary
- Emerson
- Bailey Gatzert
- Leschi
- Lowell
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Rising Star
K-8
Jon Halfaker
Middle Schools
- Jane Addams
- Robert Eagle Staff
- Eckstein
- Hamilton
- McClure
- Whitman
High Schools
- Ballard
- Ingraham
- Interagency
- Nathan Hale
- Lincoln
- Roosevelt
Dr. James Mercer, Jr.
Elementary
- Adams
- B.F. Day
- Cascade Parent Partnership
- Cascadia
- Daniel Bagley
- Frantz Coe
- Green Lake
- Greenwood
- John Hay
- John Stanford
- Lawton
- Loyal Heights
- Magnolia
- McDonald
- North Beach
- Queen Anne
- Viewlands
- West Woodland
- Whittier
K-8:
- Salmon Bay K-8
- Catharine Blaine K-8
Tim Moynihan
Elementary
- Concord
- Beacon Hill
- Dearborn Park
- Dunlap
- Gatewood
- Graham Hill
- Hawthorne
- Highland Park
- Rainier View
- Roxhill
- Northgate
- Sanislo
- West Seattle
- Wing Luke
K-8:
- Boren STEM K-8
- Broadview-Thomson K-8
Dr. Sarah Pritchett
Middle Schools
- Aki Kurose
- Mercer
- Meany
- Washington
High School
- Cleveland
- Franklin
- Garfield
- Rainier Beach
- Skills Center
Tony Ruby
Elementary
- Kimball
- Laurelhurst
- Madrona
- Thurgood Marshall
- John Muir
- Olympic Hills
- John Rogers
- Sacajawea
- Stevens
K-8:
- Licton Springs K-8
- TOPS K-8
Dr. Rocky Torres
Elementary
- Alki
- Arbor Heights
- Bryant
- Cedar Park
- Fairmount Park
- Genesee Hill
- Lafayette
- Maple
- McGilvra
- Montlake
- Olympic View
- Sand Point
- Stephen Decatur
- Thornton Creek
- View Ridge
- Wedgwood
K-8:
- Orca K-8
- Pathfinder K-8
- Hazel Wolf K-8