Carolyn Eide

Carolyn Eide is a retired middle school principal based in Highland, California. With 32 years of experience in education, she began her professional journey as an athletic coach for volleyball at the college level before returning to California and transitioning into education, where she ultimately served as a middle school principal. Eide holds degrees from Biola University and the University of Wyoming. Throughout her career, she was selected as a Who's Who teacher for five years, received county-level recognition for extended learning opportunities, and guided her school to designation as a Schools to Watch in California as well as a national Schools to Watch. She maintains membership in the California Administrators Association. Additionally, under her leadership, her middle school amassed a number of state and local recognitions to include: AVID site of Distinction, Positive Behavior Intervention System at the Platinum State level, California Green School recognition at the Gold level all while at a Dual-Language Immersion school with a Free and Reduced population of 89% and 1600 students. Her school led the district with Inclusion efforts and was recognized at the County level as a local leading school.Eide attributes her success to perseverance and values integrity, hard work, honesty, and communication in both her professional and personal life. She advises young women entering the field to build meaningful relationships and use them for guidance. Among the challenges she identifies in education are political agendas and competing priorities that can interfere with decisions that best serve students.