Lisa Rust has been named the new principal at Elm Lawn Elementary School, Superintendent Dana Monogue announced recently.
The School Board approved Rust’s new position at their regular meeting on Monday, May 10.
Rust has served the past two years as associate principal at Middleton High School. She previously worked at Elm Lawn and West Middleton as a technology teacher, at Elm Lawn as a third-grade teacher, and at Elm Lawn and Northside as an instructional coach.
She started her educational career as a first- and second-grade teacher for six years in the Chandler Unified School District in Arizona. She also taught third grade in Janesvlle for seven years before coming to Middleton.
Rust has a bachelor's degree from Arizona State and a master's degree from Northern Arizona. She also has participated for multiple years in Viterbo's Educational Leadership Program.
“A great school is a place where every child is authentically engaged in rigorous, meaningful learning,’’ Rust said in a communication to Elm Lawn families last week. “A great school is a place where every child feels seen, heard, known and loved. And a great school is a place where every child sees themselves as a valued member of the school community. I believe Elm Lawn to be this kind of great school.’’
Rust replaces Robert Schell, who announced in March he was leaving after the 2020-21 school year to become the principal at St. Maria Goretti in Madison.