Bilingual education leader named Edison Elementary principal

Walla Walla Public Schools named Dr. Jennifer Cowgill its new principal of Edison Elementary School. Cowgill succeeds Josh Wolcott who accepted a principal position in the Central Valley School district near Spokane.  

Cowgill has spent the past eight years as a Teacher-Leader for the Pullman School District. She was also a Principal Intern at Franklin Elementary for the Pullman School District. Cowgill began her career in the Walla Walla School District in 1992 as Coordinator of K-8 Bilingual and English as a Second Language Services. She also taught Spanish literacy at Green Park Elementary, bilingual kindergarten at Sharpstein and summer school during her three year tenure in Walla Walla. Cowgill was employed by the Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District from 1996 to 2002 teaching in various bilingual education positions.

Cowgill earned her Doctor of Philosophy, Language and Literacy Education from the Washington State University. She also completed her Master of Arts, Foreign Languages and Literature (Spanish) and Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education (K-12 Bilingual/ESL and K-12 Spanish Endorsements) from Washington State University.

Professional Affiliations

-  Washington Association of Bilingual Educators (WABE)

-  Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (ALER)