Bay View Academy has a new principal

Bay View Academy parents met and greeted Mitchell Barlas, their brand new principal, last week at their new site.

Barlas holds dual masters’ degrees from Teachers College Columbia University in both Organizational Psychology and Education Administration. He received a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential with bilingual specialization from San Francisco State University and completed his undergraduate studies in Political Science/International Relations at the University California, Los Angeles. His annual salary is $80,000, retirement through the California State Teacher’s Retirement System, plus still being negotiated medical benefits.

Bay View Academy took possession of the Del Monte School site last week, so parents and volunteers will be busy in the next few weeks to make the site ready for the start of school on Aug. 15.

“We’re very excited,” said Bay View Academy President Bill Shaw. “We just can’t wait.”