The Beverly Hills Unified School District Board of Education approved Chris Regan as principal of Beverly Vista School and Leonidas Tarca as assistant principal of Horace Mann School at its meeting on Monday, May 21.

Chris Regan will serve as principal of Beverly Vista School. (photo courtesy of BHUSD)

Prior to joining the Beverly Vista staff as interim principal in January, Regan was an assistant principal at Beverly Hills High School. He previously served as a middle school principal in the Bonita Unified School District, assistant principal in the Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District, dean of students at Alice C. Stelle Middle School and a teacher at Calabasas High School in the Las Virgenes Unified School District.

Tarca joins Horace Mann from Montague Charter Academy in the northern San Fernando Valley where he has served as principal since 2014. Tarca was previously an assistant principal in the Burbank and Simi Valley School districts, and served as a teacher and dean of students in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

“Mr. Regan and Mr. Tarca not only possess a wealth of experience as educators and administrators, but share a proven reputation as positive, student-centered leaders,” Superintendent Dr. Michael Bregy said. “Our district is excited to welcome them for the upcoming 2018-19 school year.”

For information, visit bhusd.org.