New Principal For Hinsdale Middle School

HINSDALE, IL – A new principal has been hired for Hinsdale Middle School. She is set to start July 1.

Cory Burke has served as an assistant principal in Schaumburg School District 54 for the last eight years. The Hinsdale School District 181 board appointed her to the local position Monday.

The current principal, Ruben Pena, asked to be placed in a social worker role to work directly with students and staff, district spokeswoman Faith Behr said in an email to Patch.

In District 54, Burke has been a school administrator at Winston Churchill School, Enders-Salk School, Adolph Link School, John Muir Literacy Academy and Helen Keller Junior High.

She has bachelor's and master's degrees from Northern Illinois University.

District 181 said the search involved parents, faculty and administrators. Parents, faculty and staff were surveyed about the qualities they wanted in a new leader, according to a news release.

A small group of teachers, parents and administrators interviewed the candidates.

"I am eager to start the partnership with the community and District and look forward to the continued success of an already high achieving community," Burke said in a statement.