A little more than two weeks after naming new principals for Canyon View, Meadow Park and Stonegate elementary schools, IUSD has announced a new principal for 

IUSD announced this week that Laguna Beach administrator Mike Modeer has been selected to serve as the next principal of Rancho San Joaquin Middle School. His expected start date is July 1.

Each year around this time, Stonegate Elementary School spotlights a different part of the world for a two-week cultural lesson and celebration. This year, the focus is on Latin America.

For the third time in eight years, Northwood High has earned the state’s highest level of recognition for a public school.

IUSD Superintendent Terry Walker on Friday announced a trio of new principals for the 2014-15 school year.

Good afternoon. Here’s a Friday roundup of some recent IUSD-related stories you might have missed from the Orange County Register’s website:

Some special guests dropped by more than a dozen elementary schools on March 1 to read their favorite children's books in honor of Read Across America Day.

The Irvine Public Schools Foundation is once again putting out the call for its Parents Appreciating Teachers and Staff recognition program, which allows families to recognize their favorite IUSD employees.

IUSD’s teachers and counselors can apply for grants to fund innovative projects and lessons thanks to a unique program run through the Irvine Public Schools Foundation.