Thank you for visiting our website to learn more about Horace Mann Elementary School. My name is Edith Brumant and it is with excitement and gratitude that I join the Horace Mann community as the new principal for the 2023-2024 school year. I value shared leadership, diversity, and a culture of belonging. I believe in the power of human connection and that we all play an important role in student success. I will strive to continue Mann’s legacy of excellence while guiding us to a more inclusive tomorrow.

I have been in education for the past 14 years starting off as a private school ML teacher for government workers and later for international students. After earning my public school teaching credentials in my Canadian hometown of Ottawa, I moved to the PNW to join my husband who was already working here as a software engineer. I have been an ML teacher/interventionist and 5^th grade classroom teacher with highly capable students in a cluster model. In 2018, I earned my Masters in Educational Leadership from Seattle Pacific University and immediately joined LWSD. For the first two years I served as an associate principal for both Juanita and Helen Keller and then transitioned to Juanita full time for the past 3 years.

On a personal note, my husband Kamara and I live in Renton with our bubbly 6-month-old daughter, Zoë. Together we are loving our enhanced family unit. We are travel bugs and Zoë has already spent quality time in Florida, Mexico, and Canada. I’m a self-proclaimed foodie and enjoy the arts in all its forms.

I look forward to joining the community and to your partnership in serving students.

Yours in service,

Edie Brumant

 

 

Dear Mann Elementary Community,

I am thrilled to join the Horace Mann Elementary community this year as the new Associate Principal! This will be my second year in LWSD and this past year I served students as the full-time Associate Principal at the Emerson Campus: Emerson High School, Northstar Middle School, and Emerson K-12. Next year, I will be splitting my time evenly between Mann and Emerson Campus.

Prior to joining LWSD, I served students and families in Seattle Public Schools and in Vashon Island Public Schools. I have experience being a 2^nd grade teacher, Multilingual Specialist for K-8 students and a Highly Capable Specialist for K-8 students. I have also taught in multilingual schools in Spain and Finland.   

Outside of work, I am an avid baker and enjoy travelling all over the world! When it comes to sports, I am a conflicted UO Duck and UW Husky and I love going to the Seattle Kraken games with my husband! I look forward to partnering with you all and serving the Mann Community next year!

Best,

Sarah Wiegand (she/her)