The Windsor Unified School District (WUSD) is pleased to announce that Angela West will be the new principal for Windsor Middle School (WMS), after serving for the last year as the assistant principal at WMS.
“We are so excited to have Angela come on board as the principal at WMS,” said WUSD Superintendent Jeremy Decker. “She’s been such a positive influence in the last year, and we know that will only continue.”
West brings a wide range of experience to her new role. She has spent six years as an administrator at the secondary school level, and prior to that she had 15 years of experience teaching at the high school level. She also spent five years as a high school athletic director.
West was a basketball player, and was a shooting guard for University of California, Davis where she double majored for a Bachelor of Science in Managerial Economics and Agricultural Economics. She holds three Single Subject Credentials (Economics, Business, and Introductory to Mathematics), as well as her CLAD certification. She also has a Masters of Science in Applied School Leadership and her Administrative Services Credential.
“I am so honored to accept the position to become the principal at Windsor Middle School for the 2023-24 school year,” said West. “I am invested in Windsor Middle School — it has become more than just a job for me — I have developed deep connections with our staff and students.”
West didn’t initially plan on a future as a principal, but when the previous principal announced her retirement, she knew what she wanted.
“I had no original aspirations to be principal, that’s not why I came here,” West said. “But, I found when the opportunity arrived, that I really wanted to be principal of Windsor Middle School. I couldn’t be happier to take on this role. I am part of such a wonderful team and I am so excited to continue our work.”
West has a strong vision for what she can bring to the table and how she can support WMS. “I am confident that I can bring the whole school community together and lead WMS to a whole new level of student progress and performance,” West said. “I want to create an environment where teachers can teach at their highest levels and students can learn at their highest levels. I see this as an opportunity to make a positive impact in the lives of students and the school community.”
West sees that community as more than just the students and staff of WMS. “I really want to focus on bringing the wider Windsor community and our families into our school community,” West said. “It’s something I’m committed to and an area of growth for our school. We have so much good here, we want to share it.”
West moved to Sonoma County last summer with her husband Jim. When she is not at WMS, she loves spending time with her husband exploring all the fun places in Sonoma County. West and her husband are enjoying their first year as empty nesters, but their five kids keep them busy. West has three kids, Grace (19), Cate (21), and Josh (23) and her husband has two boys, Jordan (20) and Jack (22).
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