Leadership

BLUFF MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL,

Dawn Alston

Originally from Baton Rouge, Alston taught in Plaquemines Parish at Boothville-Venice High School for four years before beginning her career in Ascension Parish. She taught English I,II, III, and English III AP at Dutchtown High School for 10 years.

After being accepted into the Teacher Leadership cohort, she served as a mentor and master teacher at Lowery Middle School until 2019. In the 2019-20 school year, she served at Prairieville Primary and Dutchtown Middle schools as part of the district's Administrative Intern Program.  In 2020, Alston became the assistant principal of Bluff Middle School for two years before being hired as principal.

Alston earned a bachelor's degree in secondary education with a concentration in English from Southern University and a master's degree in secondary administration and supervision from Our Lady of Holy Cross College.

BLUFF MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, 

Glenda Mora

A graduate of East Ascension High School, Mora is a product of Ascension Public Schools and has been an educator in Ascension Parish schools for 12 years.

She began her educational career at Galvez Middle School and Dutchtown Middle School teaching math and Algebra I. In 2015, Mora was named Dutchtown Middle School's Teacher of the Year. While getting a master's degree, she served as an instructional coach for Dutchtown Primary. In the fall of 2020, she moved to Bluff Middle as the new school's first instructional coach.

Mora graduated from Louisiana State University with a dual bachelor's degree in psychology and sociology. In 2019, she earned a master's degree in educational leadership from Southeastern Louisiana University.