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District announces seven principal and parishwide assistant-principal appointments
Summary
Superintendent Jabia announced a slate of new school leaders June 12, including new principals at Bayou Woods Elementary and Slidell High and several parishwide assistant-principal appointments intended to build administrative capacity ahead of the coming school year.
Superintendent Jabia announced and introduced a group of administrative appointments at the June 12 board meeting, naming new principals and parishwide assistant principals for the 2025–26 school year.
Appointments announced included Alexander Howard as principal of Bayou Woods Elementary and George Halisca as principal of Slidell High School. Jabia introduced seven total principal/assistant-principal appointments and then presented parishwide assistant-principal placements intended to give rising administrators hands-on experience across sites.
New assistant principals introduced included Michelle Ostracker (Creekside Junior High), Caitlin Lancaster (Pitcher Junior High), Joshua Chauset (parishwide assignment to Slidell Junior High this year), Stacy Hoover (parishwide), and Julie Ricca (parishwide). Each appointee spoke briefly to accept the appointment and thanked mentors, family and colleagues by name.
The superintendent described the parishwide assistant-principal program as a developmental initiative that rotates candidates through multiple sites to build on-the-job experience and expand the district’s pool of future administrators.
Board members and the superintendent recognized the appointees and invited family and colleagues to stand and be recognized. The transcript records the announcements and the appointees’ remarks; it does not record a separate roll call vote on each individual appointment in the meeting text provided.
