Los Alamitos Unified taps principal for district director slot

Los Alamitos Unified School District recently announced that Ondrea Reed has been selected as the new director of Educational Services.

Reed has worked in education for 15 years and has been with the Los Alamitos Unified School District for the past nine years, most recently as the Principal at Francis Hopkinson Elementary.

Prior to her service at Hopkinson, Reed was the Assistant Principal at McGaugh Elementary School, worked as a District Teacher on Special Assignment, and taught elementary school in the ABC Unified School District. In addition, Reed was the executive director of the Los Alamitos Education Foundation and began LAEF’s Summer Enrichment Institute and after-school programs. Reed received her Bachelor of Arts from San Diego State University and her Master of Arts Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from California State University, Long Beach.

Superintendent Dr. Sherry Kropp said, “Ondrea’s experience and expertise are a perfect match for this position, and the Board of Education and I are confident that her contributions will enhance the District’s culture of excellence and commitment to serve all members of the District community.”

Reed lives with her husband and two young children in Rossmoor and spends a lot of her free time traveling with her family (husband Jason, daughter Raegan, and son Jackson) and at activities for her children.

She assumed her new position on July 1.