District 54 appoints new Mead assistant principal
The District 54 School Board appointed Alissa Rendall as the assistant principal of Mead Junior High School during its meeting May 17.
Rendall has served as an instructional mentor for District 54 since 2015. Prior to that she taught at Muir for four years and spent two and a half years at Frost Junior High where she worked first as an instructional aide and then as a language arts teacher.
"I am honored and grateful to work in District 54 where the longstanding commitment to ensuring the success of students and staff is evident in all aspects of our school community," Rendall said. "I look forward with great excitement and enthusiasm to working with the dedicated students, families and staff of Mead Junior High School."
Rendall has a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Eastern Illinois University and a master's degree in reading from Roosevelt University.