Meet our Principal

Mead is a wonderful school community comprised of amazing students, a great staff and a supportive and active parent community. Our students not only have a wonderful educational opportunity at Mead, but they also live in a community that supports and encourages their positive growth and development. The City of Sammamish has been recognized as one of America's "Best Places to Live" (CNN Money), and was voted by Forbes Magazine as "America's Friendliest Town" in 2012. Sammamish has a strong sense of community that carries over into our school. Our students represent many cultures, languages, and place of origin from all over the globe. This diversity makes us a rich and vibrant school community.

At Margaret Mead Elementary, our vision statement is "Preparing every student for lifelong success." Our goal is to provide an educational foundation that supports student success at Mead, into middle school and beyond. Our staff uses Common Core State Standards, LWSD curriculum, research based instructional practice and Professional Learning strategies to support teaching and learning at Mead.

I am excited to start my first year as your Margaret Mead Principal. Prior to becoming your principal, I spent 6 years as an Associate Principal in the district at Rachel Carson, Elizabeth Blackwell, and Mark Twain Elementary. I taught 4th grade for 4 years at McAuliffe Elementary, 6 years in the Kent School District, and One Year at East Chicago Lighthouse Charter School. I earned my undergraduate degree in Elementary Education from Indiana University, Bloomington and my master’s degree in educational leadership from The University of Washinton, Bothell. I live in Bothell with my husband, son, and dog. We are expecting our next son late October. Serving in various positions within education and becoming a mother have given me great perspective and experience to my work as an administrator. I am passionate about creating welcoming, safe, inclusive learning environments that capitalize on one’s assets. Outside of school I love to run, sing, try out new restaurants, and travel with my family.

The Mead staff and I are passionate about providing the best possible educational experience for our students. We work very hard on behalf of our students each and every day. Our goal is to partner with parents in providing our students with the tools they'll need to be successful in middle school, in high school and into adult life. Welcome to Margaret Mead Elementary and Go Mustangs!

Sincerely,

Liz Forba