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Dewey, Washington and Willard schools will get the new principals.
New D65 principals: Kimberly Watson, Dewey; Eliabeth Cardenas-Lopez, Washington, and Charmekia McCoy, Willard.
The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board Monday night approved the hiring of three new principals and an assistant principal.
The new principals are Kimberly Watson of Dewey Elementary School, Elizabeth Cardenas-Lopez of Washington Elementary School and Charmekia McCoy of Willard Elementary School.
Teresa Quinn will be the new assistant principal at Dawes Elementary School.
They all start their new positions on July 1.
Watson has 12 years of teaching experience and has served as an assistant principal for two International Baccalaureate schools, Prosser Career Academy and the Ogden International School of Chicago. Most recently she led Westchester Elementary School as part of City Schools of Decatur in Decatur, Georgia. She holds a doctorate in educational p