Heidi Thaut to serve as interim principal of Highland Terrace Elementary

Heidi Thaut, interim principal
Highland Terrace Elementary

Heidi Thaut has been selected as interim principal of Highland Terrace Elementary for the 2014-15 school year., Superintendent Rebecca Miner announced. 

Former principal Mike VanOrden has left Shoreline to accept an administrative position in the Lake Washington School District.

Heidi is excited to be returning to Washington state after spending the last four years as director of extended learning opportunities for the Marana Unified School District in Arizona. She previously worked for 10 years in the Marysville School District in Snohomish County, first as principal of two elementary schools and later as director of categorical programs. She also taught for seven years in two elementary schools in Edmonds.

As a principal in Marysville, Heidi was selected by the superintendent to mentor her fellow elementary principals and was also awarded Educator of the Year by the PTSA. As a member of the Marysville Rotary, she received the Paul Harris Fellow award for developing positive relations between the school district and community.

Heidi graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in English and also received her teaching certification and masters in Education Leadership from UW.