{"id":369172,"date":"2026-07-11T05:32:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T05:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/369172\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T05:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T05:32:15","slug":"el-paso-isd-names-new-principal-for-aoy-elementary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/369172\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso ISD names new principal for Aoy Elementary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">EL PASO, Texas (<a data-ylk=\"slk:KTSM;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsm.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">KTSM<\/a>) \u2014 Aoy Elementary School has a new principal who is brings more than two decades of experience at virtually all levels of public education.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">El Paso Independent School District announced that Iris Jim\u00e9nez as the new principal for Aoy Elementary for the 2026-27 school year.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Iris Jimenez\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ktsm_articles_153\/56b163aaf6c8d014bf2a2e1c1f6ae508.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Iris Jimenez<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jim\u00e9nez brings more than two decades of experience in public education, having served as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, and instructional leader, EPISD said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Aoy\u00a0Elementary is a community with a proud tradition and caring culture,&#8221; Jim\u00e9nez\u00a0said. &#8220;Together, we&#8217;ll\u00a0continue supporting student success while building on the great work\u00a0that is already happening at Aoy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She earned a bachelor&#8217;s degree in English and American literature from the University of Texas at El Paso and holds two master&#8217;s degrees from Sul Ross State University in reading education and school administration. She is also certified as a reading specialist and master reading teacher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As she prepares for the new school year, Jim\u00e9nez said her first priority\u00a0is getting to know the students, staff, and families who make Aoy\u00a0Elementary unique, the district said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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