The Castaic Union School District announced Thursday that Stephanie Beach is set to become Live Oak Elementary School’s next principal.

Beach will start at the elementary school in July.

“With the upcoming retirement of Cynthia Seamands, principal of Live Oak Elementary, there will be some administrative changes for the 2018-19 school year,” said a CUSD news release.

Currently, Beach is the principal of Castaic Elementary School, and is set to finish up the current semester before transitioning to Live Oak.

“The district will seek candidates to fill the principal vacancy at Castaic Elementary School through a comprehensive statewide search,” said the news release. “We want to sincerely thank Mrs. Seamands for her years of dedication to the students of Castaic Union School District and we wish her well in her retirement.”

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Beach has been on staff with the CUSD since 2000, when she began her career as a fifth grade teacher at Castaic Middle School, according to officials.

Beach also taught third grade at Live Oak Elementary School before returning to Castaic Middle School in 2011, where Beach served as a teacher on Special Assignment and as acting assistant principal from 2012 to 2014.

After serving as acting assistant principal for two years, Beach was appointed assistant principal in 2014 at Castaic Middle School.

“During her tenure as principal at Castaic Elementary School, Mrs. Beach has enhanced a family-friendly culture with a focus on technology and STEM activities,” said the news release. “She has also been successful in securing funding resources to support programs that had been canceled due to a lack of financial support.  Mrs. Beach is very knowledgeable in all areas of instructional technology and 21 Century Learning. She is a GATE certified teacher and is a CUSD English Language Development Administrator.”

CUSD officials said they are confident that Beach’s experience and the relationships she has established with the staff and community are set to be an asset to her and the students in her new role as principal at Live Oak Elementary School.

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