At the June 24, 2019, board meeting, the Hays Consolidated Independent School District (Hays CISD) Board of Trustees approved hiring Karen Zuniga as the new principal for Lehman High School. Zuniga is a longtime Hays CISD resident, a Hays High School graduate, and a career Hays CISD educator.
“We are excited to have Karen as the next principal for Lehman High School,” said Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright. “She knows our community and has proven success in our district. She has both secondary and elementary school experience and most recently took a school from ‘improvement required’ status to a ‘B’ letter grade for two years in a row. She is goal and systems driven and will be an outstanding leader
for Lehman.”
Dr. Wright said some the key factors teachers and parents said they wanted to see in the next Lehman principal was someone who had grown their leadership skills at Hays CISD and someone who values customer service and communication.
“I think it is wonderful that Karen already knows many of the current Lehman students from her years as assistant principal at Chapa Middle School. In a few short years ahead, she will see her current Science Hall Elementary students become Lehman Lobos,” said Dr. Wright.
Zuniga began her education career as a teacher at Hemphill Elementary School in Hays CISD in 2002. Zuniga also taught at Tobias Elementary and Chapa Middle School before becoming an instructional strategist. In 2013, she was named the assistant principal at Chapa Middle School.
The Board of Trustees also approved hiring Ginger Bordeau as the new principal for Carpenter Hill Elementary School. Bordeau, who is currently serving as the assistant principal at Buda Elementary School, has a career in education that spans more than 25 years and has been a Hays CISD educator since 2002.
“Ginger will make an outstanding academic leader for Carpenter Hill Elementary School,” said Superintendent Wright. “She has been a part or our Hays CISD family for a longtime and has a strong instructional background as a teacher, an instructional coach, and a campus leader. One of her strengths is the ability to forge solid relationships with students, teachers and staff, and parents.”
