Vaca Peña Middle School Administration Team
Jennifer Purdy
Principal
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Mark France
Assistant Principal
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Leslie Fitz
Dean of Student Learning
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Principal's Welcome Message
Hello Vaca Peña Families!
In 1990, I began teaching middle school, fresh out of college, and I have been working with middle school kids for most of the last thirty years. In 1996, I started teaching history at Vaca Peña Middle School, and I have been proud to call myself a Panther ever since. I loved teaching history, and I am still a total history nerd!
I left the classroom in 2018 when I became the Dean of Student Learning at Will C. Wood High School. The following year, in 2019, the assistant principal position opened up at Vaca Peña, and I jumped at the chance to come back home to my Panther family!
Life in the middle can be fun but challenging, and students need a supportive, safe, and encouraging place to grow and learn. I am deeply committed to helping our students navigate these middle school years and to making sure they are prepared for high school and beyond.