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Midland Elementary principal accepts Del Mar job, replacement selected

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By Emily Sorensen

Midland Elementary School Principal Julie Lerner has accepted a job as principal of Del Mar Hills Academy in the Del Mar Union School District. The superintendent has recommended to the board of education that Tracy Liu, current assistant principal at Willow Grove Elementary School, replace Lerner as principal of Midland Elementary.

“Tracy Liu is a thoughtful and passionate educator who is committed to helping all students succeed. Her leadership will support the tradition of excellence at Midland Elementary,” said superintendent John Collins in a press release.

Lerner is replacing former Del Mar Hills Academy Principal Carrie Gammel, who resigned in early September. She will remain at Midland Elementary until mid-October, while Liu is approved and settles in.

Lerner has been the principal at Midland Elementary School in the Poway since 2007. She has previously worked for the Del Mar Union School District, first as a first-grade teacher at Ashley Falls School, then as the assistant principal at Sage Canyon School prior to becoming principal at Midland Elementary.

“Ms. Lerner is excited to rejoin the DMUSD team and the wonderful Del Mar Hills community,” the Del Mar Union School District said in a press release.

Liu came to the Poway Unified School district in 1994, teaching fourth and fifth grade at Adobe Bluffs Elementary. In 2000 she moved to the district’s Learning Support Services as a Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) overseeing the Gifted and Talented Education, and School Improvement programs. In 2004 she was promoted to the position of assistant director. Liu taught sixth-grade humanities from 2010 to 2013 at Black Mountain Middle School before becoming assistant principal at Willow Grove Elementary School this year.

“I am excited about supporting Midland’s outstanding progress in reaching every student in order to ensure their readiness for college and career,” said Liu in a press release.

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