{"id":1580,"date":"2013-08-13T21:17:02","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T21:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hillcrest.kusd.edu\/?page_id=1580"},"modified":"2026-07-17T09:14:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T14:14:54","slug":"principal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/santos\/information\/principal\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Principal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2132833722\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1587377868\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14472\" style=\"border-radius: 7%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/santos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/08\/principal-rlopez.jpg\" alt=\"Rhonda Lopez\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/santos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/08\/principal-rlopez.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/santos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/08\/principal-rlopez-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Rhonda Lopez<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:rlopez@kusd.edu\">rlopez@kusd.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 262-359-6316<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Bachelor&#8217;s degree:<\/strong> BA in Elementary Education\/Bilingual Education from New Mexico State University<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Master&#8217;s degree:<\/strong> MA in Curriculum and Instruction from New Mexico State University<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Doctorate:<\/strong> Doctorial Candidate in Educational Leadership at Edgewood College<\/li>\n<li><strong>Began career in education:<\/strong> 1992<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1587377868 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 8px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-927154886\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5;\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-love-school.svg\" alt=\"Career highlights\" width=\"50\" \/>\u00a0Career highlights<\/h2>\n<p>ProjectGLAD Tier IV Trainer and National Consultant for Dual Language Programs, National Board Certified Teacher since 2007, Foster Care Certified Parent<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-hobbies.svg\" alt=\"Hobbies\" width=\"50\" \/> Hobbies<\/h2>\n<p>Cake decorating, Kayaking, cooking, Latin dance<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-subjects.svg\" alt=\"Favorite school subjects\" width=\"50\" \/> Favorite school subjects<\/h2>\n<p>Languages, Science, Social Studies<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-love-school.svg\" alt=\"What I love most about LakeView\" width=\"50\" \/> What I love most about Head Start<\/h2>\n<p>I am incredibly proud to serve the Head Start community in 51°µÍø. Our program impacts the lives of hundreds of families and their children, making a forever positive difference in their lives. We are privileged to work with families representing every linguistic and cultural background we have represented in 51°µÍø, ensuring that our little ones are prepared and ready to be successful in Kindergarten and beyond!<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-quote-mantra.svg\" alt=\"Favorite quote or mantra\" width=\"50\" \/> Favorite quote or mantra<\/h2>\n<p>Life is all about how you handle plan B!<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-sport-food.svg\" alt=\"Favorite sports team\" width=\"50\" \/> Favorite sports team<\/h2>\n<p>New Mexico State Aggies<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-927154886 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 10px 20px 10px 20px;\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n  border-radius: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"51°µÍø":13458,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1580","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/santos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/santos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/santos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/santos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/santos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1580"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/santos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16599,"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/santos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1580\/revisions\/16599"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/santos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/santos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?51°µÍø=1580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}