Highline Public Schools scraps plans to relocate North Hill leadership to Des Moines

Parents, staff, educators, and a child as young as 6-years-old spoke at the May 6, 2026, Highline School Board meeting where North Hill Elementary School was front and center for discussion.

Public comment reflected grievances about lack of transparency amid the imminent relocation of two North Hill prominent figures – Principal Kimberly Jones and Assistant Principal Kaitlyn O’Leary – who were being transitioned to fill voids at Des Moines Elementary School. The move was to commence at the end of the 2025-2026 school year. The public was told the move was voluntary, however, that’s since been disputed.

Either way, that move has now been scrapped…

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