Middle School Principal of the Year For California From McAuliffe

LOS ALAMITOS, CA — McAuliffe Middle School Principal Anne Allen was honored recently by the Los Alamitos Unified School District Board for being named California Middle School Principal of the Year.

Allen, who has worked in the district for 34 years—all of them at McAuliffe—as a teacher, learning specialist and administrator, had previously been named administrator of the year by the District and Orange County.

She received her state award from the Association of California School Administrators.

In recognizing Allen, board President Meg Cutuli said she “embodies Los Al.”

Superintendent Dr. Sherry Kropp said Allen possesses “the spirit of excellence coupled with the spirit of love.

She reminds us that we are about what’s best for kids and that we need to do our work with passion and love.”

Allen told the board and an assembled group of McAuliffe teachers, students and parents that “the reason I do my work is for kids and teachers and parents and our school community. I am deeply honored and grateful and very proud to represent our district, and I so enjoy the beautiful transformation of kids in middle school and have enjoyed it for more than 30 years. There is no other job I want to do.”

Photo, courtesy Los Alamitos School District: Left to right, Los Alamitos Superintendent Dr. Sherry Kropp, McAuliffe Middle School Principal Anne Allen, and Los Alamitos School Board President Meg Cutuli