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Hermosa Beach district appoints two principals for 2025–26 school year
Summary
The Hermosa Beach City School District board, meeting May 20, voted 5–0 in closed session to appoint Dr. Jessica Gabriel as principal of Hermosa View Elementary and Grace Yang as principal of Hermosa Vista Elementary for the 2025–26 school year.
The Hermosa Beach City School District board voted in closed session 5–0 to appoint two school leaders for the 2025–26 school year: Dr. Jessica Gabriel as principal of Hermosa View Elementary School and Grace Yang as principal of Hermosa Vista Elementary School. The board announced the appointments at its public meeting later the same evening.
District Superintendent Dr. Wilds said the district used a multi‑stakeholder hiring committee that included certificated and classified staff, parents and representatives from the Hermosa Beach Educators Association. “We had 34 originally who applied for the position. We narrowed it down to 10… we interviewed 9, brought back 4 for second round,” Dr. Wilds told the board, describing the committee’s multi‑step screening and interview process.
Dr. Gabriel was introduced by the district as a program specialist and board‑certified behavior analyst with experience in special education and instructional leadership at Redondo Beach Unified School District. The board statement listed degrees including undergraduate work in psychology at UCLA, a master’s in early childhood special education from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and a doctorate in educational leadership from USC.
Grace Yang currently serves as a program specialist in Redondo Beach Unified School District, the district said. The announcement noted Yang has led IEP teams, supervised instructional staff, supported literacy and behavior practices aligned with the science of reading, and holds an undergraduate degree from UCLA, a master’s in special education from Claremont Graduate University and an administrative credential from California State University, Dominguez Hills.
The board thanked interim and outgoing leaders who supported the schools during the transition. No salary or employment contract details were disclosed at the meeting.
The appointments take effect for the 2025–26 school year; the board recorded the closed‑session vote as 5–0.
