Principals Named for New John Marshall and New

Eisenhower High Schools

OKLAHOMA CITY – A veteran district principal and another from outside the district have been hired to fill the positions of principal at the New John Marshall and New Eisenhower high schools.

At the regular Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education meeting on Monday, April 3, the Board of Education approved recommendations from the administrative staff to hire Trina J. Liles as principal for the New John Marshall High School and Carole S. Thompson as the principal for the New Eisenhower High School.

“We are really pleased with the quality of educators we have selected to open these two new high schools under the MAPS for Kids plan. Filling these two positions will help us move forward in two areas. First, it allows the district to begin hiring  teachers and school support staff in preparation for the coming year. It also allows for these two new principals to become familiar with their communities and personnel to begin designing instructional programs that will best serve the individual communities,” comments Superintendent Bob Moore.

Liles comes to the district from the Coyle Public School District where she served as the 7-12 principal and alternative education principal. At Coyle she also worked in the capacity of athletic director, Title IX coordinator, dean of students and teacher. She has 17 years of educational experience and earned her bachelor’s of science degree in business education from the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in Chickasha and her master’s in education, business education from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford.

“I am extremely excited about this opportunity. It is my goal to establish an outstanding school through academics, athletics and numerous extra-curricular activities for the students.  My focus is on the stakeholders of the John Marshall Learning Community and the students that will attend our school,” says Liles.

As a seven-year veteran with the Oklahoma City Public Schools District, Thompson most recently served as the principal of Hoover Middle School. Prior to that she served as an assistant principal at Taft Middle School and a teacher at Northeast Academy for Health Sciences and Engineering. She came to Oklahoma City from Muskogee.

“I consider it an honor to be selected to serve as principal of the New Eisenhower High School. My commitment and that of the staff I hire will be to prepare all students for college and university entrance through a focused development from a professional learning community. Excellence will be the only option at this great new school,” comments Thompson.

Thompson earned her bachelor’s of science from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah and her master’s of education in educational administration from the University of Central Oklahoma.

Beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, Hoover Middle School will close and the New John Marshall High School will provide instruction for students in grades 6 through 9 and the Old John Marshall High School for students in grades 6 through 12. When the new John Marshall and Eisenhower high schools are complete, they will house students in grades 7-12.

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