New Principal for Gordon Creek Elementary
Donald Brandt. Photo provided.
BALLSTON SPA — The Ballston Spa Central School District has selected Donald Brandt as its new Gordon Creek Elementary School Principal. Brandt was appointed by the Board of Education at the June 3, 2020 meeting with a July 1, 2020 start date. He currently serves as the assistant principal at the Ballston Spa High School.
“I am continuously grateful for the opportunity to serve the Ballston Spa community and am very excited to do so in the role of Principal at Gordon Creek Elementary,” indicated Brandt. Further, “I am humbled to have been selected for this position and am eager to get started. I look forward to working with the Gordon Creek students, staff, and families.”
Brandt was previously an administrator at the Queensbury Union Free School District, serving as the Middle School Assistant Principal. He also served as the Principal of the Albany Academy at the Elementary and Middle Schools. His teaching experience includes nine years at the middle and high school, teaching Science.
His past educational experience includes department oversight, curriculum mapping and improvement, implementing restorative practices to build community, and developing social and emotional learning.
He earned a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Rochester, a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from Union Graduate College, and a Certificate of Advanced Study in Educational Leadership from SUNY Plattsburgh.
After the culmination of a multi-level search process, he was selected as the next principal for Gordon Creek Elementary School. The process involved the review of 49 applications, four rounds of interviews including a presentation to the Board of Education, and finally a discussion with the building Advisory Committee which unanimously chose Brandt.
“We are thrilled with Brandt’s appointment after a rigorous process. Having a finalist in such a process be one of our current teammates is a great thing for the students, staff, and the District. We are grateful to all of our faculty, staff, and administrators who participated in the interviews and to our parents who participated in the survey process,” said Superintendent Ken Slentz.