“You can have great teachers, but if you don’t have a good principal, you won’t have a good school.”

– Eli Broad

In the Mukilteo School District, we are fortunate to have principals who are committed to ensuring our students, families, and staff are always operating as a three-legged stool creating a solid foundation for educating our students, the whole of our students. Any risk to one of those foundational pillars is a risk to our mission of being “committed to the success of every student.”

I often wonder what is in a principal’s mind. The answer is probably everythin...