“When I taught middle school, I was happy every day. “I feel like middle school is the best-kept secret,” Benedetto said. She said she also has a strong passion for the middle school age group and hopes to develop students’ confidence so they can be successful in high school. “Ramona feels like a place I could call home and feel comfortable, be connected to the community.” “Ramona has been a district of interest because it is similar to the district I am coming from,” she said. She said she visits Ramona’s pumpkin patches, Dos Picos County Park and has relatives who live in Ramona. (Courtesy Ramona Unified School District)īenedetto said she applied for the Olive Peirce job because she wants to continue working in a smaller school district where she could feel like part of a family. Harritt STEAM School two years ago, Benedetto taught elementary, fifth grade and eighth grade students at the Carlton Oaks School in Santee for more than a decade. “The school is focusing on best practices and how students can solve problems using critical thinking skills in those identified areas.”īenedetto will be replacing Olive Peirce Principal Nicholas Williams, who recently announced that he would not return the next school year.īenedetto has a bachelor’s in liberal studies from San Diego State University and a Master of Arts degree in educational, instructional and curriculum supervision from National University.īefore joining Chet F. “The focus is on creating students who are thinking outside of the box, and thinking like engineers and scientists,” said Benedetto, who is married and has two daughters, ages 7 and 10. The school supports science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics instruction.

Harritt STEAM School for kindergarten through eighth-grade students in the Santee School District. Woodson Elementary.īenedetto, a Santee resident, is current assistant principal at Chet F. Lindsay Benedetto will step in at Olive Peirce Chris Gunnett will take over principal duties at Ramona Elementary and Jeri Billick will head to Mt. Woodson elementary schools - will have new principals starting July 1.

Three Ramona Unified schools - Olive Peirce Middle School and Ramona Elementary and Mt.

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