Tammy Farhit was approved as the new Principal of Walnut Elementary School at the Wednesday, May 15th Board of Education meeting.

Ms. Farhit is an enthusiastic and compassionate educational leader with more than 25 years of experience committed to fostering a culture of academic excellence, equity, and inclusion with a profound understanding of instructional strategies and a dedication to student-centered learning. She has most recently served as the CVUSD’s Technology Integration Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA), where she designed and delivered professional learning for all district personnel, collaborated with TK-12 grade teachers to construct lessons that provide equitable, inclusive technology learning experiences for all students and evaluated new technologies and resources to determine their suitability for districtwide adoption.

Ms. Farhit also served as an Elementary Teacher in the Conejo for more than two decades. She held various leadership roles during this tenure including Grade Level Representative, Lead Teacher and Teacher in Charge. Ms. Farhit is also fluent in Spanish and served for three years as a Bilingual (Spanish) Elementary Teacher, before joining the CVUSD.

Ms. Farhit earned a Masters of Education, Educational Administration and Preliminary Administrative Services Credential from Grand Canyon University, a Multiple Subject/CLAD Teaching Credential from California State University, Long Beach and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Minor in Spanish and Minor in Family Studies from the University of Arizona.