Ronda K. Meier, who has been associated with the Monroe Public Schools since 1992 as a classroom teacher, coach and educational change leader, is the new assistant principal at Custer Elementary, Monroe County’s largest elementary school. 

     At Custer, she is reunited with her former principal, Lisa McLaughlin, with whom she has worked since 2007 at Waterloo Elementary School.  Mrs. Meier’s appointment was approved Tuesday night (Sept. 8) by the Monroe Public School’s Board of Education.

     “Ronda’s experience with various programs and initiatives and working with nearly every elementary school throughout our district, has prepared her well for her new Custer position,” said Julie Everly, deputy superintendent, Monroe Public Schools.  “She has trained with many nationally recognized educational leaders and has been involved in implementing some big programs here, like Waterloo’s development as a STEAM school and implementation of new state proficiency testing in our schools. 

     “In her years with Monroe Public Schools, Mrs. Meier has helped hundreds of students to succeed,” Mrs. Everly said.

     Mrs. Meier, who has experience as a substitute acting principal, earned both her Bachelor degree in Elementary Education and her Master degree in Educational Leadership from Eastern Michigan University.  She also holds a State of Michigan Professional Education Certificate.

     For 16 years of her Monroe Public Schools career, Mrs. Meier was a classroom teacher at Manor Elementary, Waterloo Elementary and Cantrick Middle School.  For five years Mrs. Meier served as a Language Arts coach at Custer, Lincoln, Riverside and Waterloo Schools.  During the 2014-15 school year at Waterloo Elementary she was the school improvement coach and was one of the leaders who helped implement a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) curriculum at Waterloo, the only one at a Monroe County school.

     She also has had considerable experience as a leader with school and district improvement teams, math and language arts district committees and with technology support for teachers.  During her time with Monroe schools, Mrs. Meier also has presented at various state and local conferences.