PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend School District has extended an offer to a teacher in the Mount Vernon School District to become the next principal of Grant Street Elementary School.
District Superintendent David Engle said Lisa Condran, who currently teaches third grade at Lincoln Elementary School in the Mount Vernon district, was chosen over two other finalists to replace Mary Sepler, who has served for the past three years as principal at the school at 1637 Grant St.
Sepler has resigned to move to Bellingham to join her husband, Rick Sepler, former Port Townsend city planning director, who has become that city’s planning and community development director.
“Lisa has a lot of experience, and she is good at relating to people,” Engle said.
“She has a good sense of humor and is the right fit personality-wise for the school.”
Engle said the offer was sent to Condran on Wednesday morning. As of late Wednesday, she had not responded to the offer. No photograph of her was available.
Condran, 47, would receive about $85,000 a year, Engle said.
She was one of 12 applicants for the position, with six selected for interviews.
Of these, three finalists were scheduled to make public presentations Friday.
Jacque Crisman, principal of Artondale Elementary School in Gig Harbor, took herself out of the running before her presentation, Engle said.
Teresa Mayr, principal of Lake Tapps Elementary School in the Dieringer School District, also gave a presentation, Engle said.
If Condran accepts the position, Engle will recommend to the Port Townsend School Board that she be hired.
Engle said he would invite Condran to visit Grant Street during the school year to shadow Sepler for a few days to get acquainted with the school.
She would begin as principal over the summer and will be in place for the next school year.
Grant Street Elementary has 310 students from kindergarten through third grade as well as 18 additional students in the OPEPO alternative education program.
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Jefferson County Editor Charlie Bermant can be reached at 360-385-2335 or cbermant@peninsuladailynews.com.