{"id":840,"date":"2012-09-25T13:46:23","date_gmt":"2012-09-25T13:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/grant-staging\/index.php\/?page_id=840"},"modified":"2024-08-08T11:09:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T16:09:46","slug":"principal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/grant\/information\/principal\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Principal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1203147176\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-529464325\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14912\" style=\"border-radius: 7%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/grant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/08\/principal-lwhitfor.jpg\" alt=\"Leah Whitford\" width=\"594\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/grant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/08\/principal-lwhitfor.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/grant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/08\/principal-lwhitfor-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/grant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/08\/principal-lwhitfor-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Leah Whitford<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:lwhitfor@kusd.edu\">lwhitfor@kusd.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 262-359-6245<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Bachelor&#8217;s degree:<\/strong> Bachelor in Education from Ball State University<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Master&#8217;s degree:<\/strong> Masters in Educational Leadership, American College of Education; Masters in Curriculum and Design, National Louis University<\/li>\n<li><strong>Began career in education:<\/strong> 1987<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-529464325 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 8px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-49462933\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5;\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-love-school.svg\" alt=\"Career highlights\" width=\"50\" \/>\u00a0Career highlights<\/h2>\n<p>I taught for 25 years, first in North Carolina at Camp Lejeune, as a kindergarten and second grade teacher, then in Gurnee, IL where I taught first, second and multiage for 19 years, and later in Dodgeville, WI where I was a first grade teacher for two years. I began my administrative career in Lancaster, WI where I served as the elementary principal for 6 years before becoming a member of KUSD as the principal of Grant Elementary.<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-hobbies.svg\" alt=\"Hobbies\" width=\"50\" \/> Hobbies<\/h2>\n<p>Spending time with my family, reading, and exploring new places<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-subjects.svg\" alt=\"Favorite school subjects\" width=\"50\" \/> Favorite school subjects<\/h2>\n<p>Language Arts &#8211; especially reading<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-love-school.svg\" alt=\"What I love most about LakeView\" width=\"50\" \/> What I love most about Grant<\/h2>\n<p>Welcome to Grant Elementary! I am thrilled to be a member of such a dynamic and caring school community! Grant has over a hundred years of building strong, trusting relationships with families and the surrounding community. We are proud to have created a \u201chome away from home\u201d where our students feel loved and supported while they are challenged in their learning. We truly are a family.<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-quote-mantra.svg\" alt=\"Favorite quote or mantra\" width=\"50\" \/> Favorite quote or mantra<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Do the best you can until you know better Then when you know better, do better.&#8221; &#8211; Maya Angelou<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-sport-food.svg\" alt=\"Favorite sports team\" width=\"50\" \/> Favorite sports team<\/h2>\n<p>I love football. 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