Long Beach's Lido Elementary School Announces New Principal

LONG BEACH, NY — With school now out for the summer, Long Beach Public Schools have appointed Ivelisse Santos-Hernandez as the new principal of the Lido Elementary School in Long Beach, according to LB Public School website.

Hernandez replaces Brenda Young, who is retiring at the end of the 2018-19 administrative school year. The change in leadership at the elementary school is set to go into effect July 1, according to Public School's website.

Santos-Hernandez is joining the Lido Elementary School ranks after serving as assistant principal at PS143Q Louis Armstrong Elementary School in the New York City public school system. During her time at the NYC school she supervised over 1,000 students and 200 staff members. Before her time as an administrator, Santos-Hernandez was a staff developer at PS 330 and a teacher at PS 149 Danny Kaye Elementary School in Brooklyn.

"I am excited to join the Long Beach Public Schools system. I am looking forward to engaging in conversations with all members of the Long Beach Public School community to continue to strengthen relationships with all stakeholders," Santos-Hernandez said in a statement.

"My goal is to enhance the social-emotional skills of our scholars to create an instructional environment where our students take risks and engage in community building activities."