Auburn School District No. 408
915 4th Street Northeast, Auburn, WA  98002

6/18/07

NEWS RELEASE
Auburn School District Hires Two New Assistant Principals

Tad Heinen has been selected as the assistant principal for Cascade Middle School. Mr. Heinen earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Pacific Lutheran University and master’s degree and principal certification from Seattle Pacific University. He has taught history and social studies with the Renton and Auburn School Districts for the past 11 years and recently completed his principal internship at Cascade Middle School. Mr. Heinen is looking forward to helping to build a better community through maintaining strong schools and continuing to provide opportunities for all students to be successful.

Brad Brown has been selected as the assistant principal at Olympic Middle School. Mr. Brown earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Pfeiffer University in North Carolina. He completed his master’s degree in education from Walden University in Minnesota. He taught social studies for two years in Inglewood, California. He is leaving the Seattle School District after five years. The past three years he has been the assistant principal at Madrona K-8 School. He is looking forward to contributing to Olympic’s environment of high expectations and accountability.

For more information contact Amy Spence, public information officer, at 253-931-4713.