Abilene Wylie ISD announces principal for Wylie East Elementary
Caren Christian has been named principal at Wylie East Elementary School, the Wylie ISD announced Monday afternoon.
Christian currently is assistant principal at Wylie East Junior High.
She succeeds Kim McMillan, who is taking another administrative role in the Wylie ISD.
Christian began her education career as a sixth-grade teacher from 1993-96 with the Abilene ISD. She joined the Wylie ISD in 2008 as an eighth-grade teacher at Wylie Junior High after spending 12 years at home with her children.
She stayed there through 2016, serving as English department lead from 2012-16.
Christian split her time between Wylie junior and senior high schools. She oversaw special populations as the administrator of 5th-12th grade ARD meetings and was the Wylie cheer and Belles administrator as well as overseeing grades and teacher evaluations.
In 2019, Wylie opened the East Junior High campus where Christian has been an assistant principal for the past three years. She oversees special education, fifth and sixth grades, campus communications and teacher evaluations.
She has a bachelor's degree in communications from Baylor and gained her teacher certification from Abilene Christian University. She has a Masters in Education from Sul Ross State University.
This article originally appeared on Abilene Reporter-News: Abilene Wylie ISD announces principal for Wylie East Elementary
