BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPOINT PITZEN AT JULY 26 MEETING
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA.— The Capistrano Unified School District Board of Trustees appointed Sharla Pitzen to Principal, Phillip Reilly Elementary School, at their July 26 meeting.
For the last seven years, Sharla Pitzen has served in the District as Executive Director, Infant-Elementary Special Education Programs. She was responsible for the District oversight of Special Education Intervention programs and a professional resource for Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) teams on legal issues, mediation compliance and student placements. Prior to her role as Executive Director, Ms. Pitzen served as a Director with the Special Education Division. Prior to moving to Orange County, Pitzen served as a special education teacher.
“Reilly is a phenomenal school with an outstanding character education program and high academic standards,” Pitzen said. “Reilly has wonderful teachers that are focused on teaching and learning and supportive parents that are actively involved in facilitating a learning environment. I look forward to working alongside the entire Reilly community and sharing that same focus.”
Ms. Pitzen’s appointment is effective July 27, 2017.