Killeen ISD promotes pair of veteran educators!

Ms. Katie Hequembourg was named Principal of Saegert Elementary School following the promotion of Ms. Eli Lopez to Director of Multilingual Services.

Ms. Hequembourg has devoted 22 years to early childhood education, 14 of which have been in Killeen ISD. She is currently an Assistant Principal at Maude Moore Wood Elementary School and has previously served as a Curriculum and Instruction Specialist, Dyslexia Teacher and was a Teacher of the Year finalist for the district.

Hequembourg will continue to grow the culture of family that is already established at Saegert and emphasizes her desire to lead a purposeful, student-driven campus. As an intuitive and supportive leader, she is passionate about supporting her staff, and is eager to collaborate with the campus family to boost academic growth.

She has her master’s degree in elementary administration from William Woods University in Missouri.

Ms. Hequembourg will join the campus on January 23, 2023.?

Saegert Elementary’s current Principal, Ms. Eli Lopez, was named Director for Multilingual Services.

As the fourth most diverse district in the state of Texas, Killeen ISD’s focus remains to meet the needs of all learners. Ms. Lopez will oversee the Dual Language, Bilingual, English as a Second Language (ESL), and Languages Other Than English (LOTE) programs.

Ms. Lopez started working in KISD in 1993 as an Instructional Aide then became a computer instructional aide, fourth grade teacher, and an ESL teacher before moving into campus leadership at Sugar Loaf Elementary. She has served as the Principal of Saegert Elementary since 2015 where academic achievement has always been on the forefront of every decision. She credits her parent, staff, and community involvement to the overall success of her students.

She looks forward to collaborating with her team to design and implement programs for our Emergent Bilingual students and their families.

Ms. Lopez has a master’s in elementary administration from Texas A&M University-Central Texas.

Superintendent Dr. John Craft said, “We are excited about the appointments of both instructional leaders to their new positions. They have continuously demonstrated high expectations while serving our students and supporting our staff. We applaud their continuous commitment to the Killeen ISD community.”

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