Woodinville High School Principal Leaving at the End of the Year

Vicki Puckett will leave her post as principal of at the end of this school year and take over the Northshore School District’s alternative education programs including the Secondary Academy for Success, Northshore School District announced Tuesday.

Puckett, who has been an administrator since 1991, will replace Holly Call who is retiring as current director of the alternative learning program at the end of the school year. Call has been with the district for 33 years.

“Vicki comes with a wealth of experiences in alternative education, special education and the comprehensive high school, which make her an outstanding choice for this position,” said Secondary Education Assistant Superintendent Dr. Carolyn O’Keeffe. “I have appreciated Vicki's energy and vision at WHS and look forward to her bringing that energy, dedication and visioning to her new position as principal of alternative education programs.”

Among the programs Puckett will oversee in her new post is the Secondary Academy for Success, a choice learning community for grades 9-12. The academy boasts an average attendance rate of 94 percent and a graduation rate of 99 percent.

Puckett will begin her new job on July 1, 2011.