Rossmoor Elementary School Principal Kiva Spiratos has been selected as 2014 Principal of the Year for Los Alamitos Unified School District.
Rossmoor Elementary School Principal Kiva Spiratos has been selected as 2014 Principal of the Year for Los Alamitos Unified School District.
Under her leadership, Rossmoor has emerged as an exemplary elementary school with a congruent instructional focus in every classroom.
Principal Spiratos has established a culture of high expectations for students and staff, and has instituted a robust system to provide extended learning opportunities for students to ensure mastery learning. Rossmoor Elementary’s API has soared from 900 to 967—making it one of the top ten performing schools in Orange County, and a featured Gold Medal winner by the Orange County Register. This achievement is a direct result of Principal Spiratos’ relentless pursuit to instill a culture of strong teacher collaboration centered on implementing researched-based instructional strategies and best practices across each grade level.
Teachers throughout Rossmoor Elementary School implement their signature practices of Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop, Thinking Maps, Cognitively Guided Instruction, MIND ST Math, and the prompts of Depth and Complexity. These practices guide Rossmoor Elementary’s tiered systems of support and mastery learning for students.
Principal Spiratos has created an environment that values children’s academic, social and emotional well-being. She spends the bulk of her time each day in classrooms and enriches the District’s mission to Ignite Unlimited Possibilities for Students. She ensures that school is a safe, enriching and fun place for students to thrive. Students are actively engaged in character and citizenship activities, athletic endeavors and a rich array of arts activities.
Principal Spiratos’ vision and commitment to all students goes beyond the confines of her campus. She is a valuable leader within the district and is a team player with her fellow administrators and teachers. Her laser-like focus on quality instruction led to the development of district-wide summer training institutes. She also wrote and received multiple grants to provide on-going coaching and training for all elementary teachers. Principal Spiratos revitalized the district’s elementary summer school program by establishing tiered intervention systems that target each student’s specific skill deficits. She eagerly shares her success with other principals so that amazing things are replicated for thousands of students at all of Los Alamitos’ schools. Los Alamitos Unified School District is proud to recognize Principal Kiva Spiratos of Rossmoor Elementary School, as the 2014 Principal of the Year.
