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Denise Hayes new Hopewell Principal
Lakota has hired Denise Hayes to be the new principal of Hopewell Elementary School.
Here is the release from the district:
Hayes has served as the assistant principal at Hopewell since 2005. She is a National Board Certified Teacher in early childhood education, holds a Bachelor’s degree from Youngstown State University in Elementary education and Master’s degrees in Teaching and Educational Leadership from Miami University and Marygrove College in Detroit. “Denise is a great leader for our district and we are thrilled about this appointment,” Superintendent Mike Taylor said.
Prior to her tenure at Lakota, Hayes worked with the Hamilton County Educational Service Center as a School Improvement Consultant and taught first grade for the Dublin City Schools and the Sycamore District in Blue Ash. Her salary will be $76,815. Hayes is being appointed after the long tenure of Mark Westendorf, who is retiring after serving at Lakota since 1986. Hayes will be Hopewell’s sixth principal.
She resides in Fairfield Twp. with her husband and two children. In her spare time, Hayes likes to spend time on physical fitness, with her children and traveling the country supporting her husband’s softball team.
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