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By KENNETH KNIGHT

The Tampa Tribune

Published: August 13, 2008

TEMPLE CREST - Principal Sheryl Marceaux is opening a new elementary school for the second time in a decade.

The former Pizzo Elementary School leader left that post at the end of the past school year to plan for the opening of Kimbell Elementary School on North 46th Street.
Marceaux began her career 19 years ago as a fourth-grade teacher at Forest Hills Elementary. Eight years later, she was appointed assistant principal and assigned to help open Pizzo Elementary. She was promoted to principal four years ago.

Q. What are you looking forward to most about this school year?

A. Establishing a warm, inviting and homey environment filled with a community of learning - students learning and staff learning through professional development - and all working together.

Q. What is your favorite part of the principal job?

A. Definitely working with the students and seeing their growth.

Q. What is your least favorite part of the job?

A. Wanting to do so much more than time allows.

Q. What was your first day like when you started your career?

A. It flew by. I had planned many more activities than we had time for. I was excited to get back to school the next day.

Q. What is the biggest change in education since you started?

A. Class size reduction. It has lowered class size in every grade. My first year of teaching, I taught fourth grade and had 31 students in my class. Now, intermediate classes are capped at 22 students.

Q. What is your favorite food item from the school cafeteria?

A. I usually choose fresh fruit.

Reporter Kenneth Knight can be reached at (813) 865-4842 or kknight@tampa.com.

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