Tim Fields will take the principal’s chair at Welches Schools in August, pending
school board approval April 12.

The announcement was made by the Oregon Trail School District after Fields
cleared the hurdle of more than 60 candidates for the position, and after
being interviewed with five other candidates by a committee of Welches staff
and parents.

“I am so impressed with the sense of community in Welches,” Fields said. “It
is important to me to carry out my administrative work in a community that
values and takes pride in its schools.”

om the West Linn-Wilsonville School District where he is currently serving as
assistant principal at Rosemont Ridge Middle School. He launched his career in
education 19 years ago as a language arts and social studies teacher at
Fowler Middle School in the Tigard-Tualatin School District and has spent the
past six years in administration – first as assistant principal at West Linn High
prior to moving to Rosemont Ridge.

“I believe Tim will be an inspiring instructional leader, a strong student and
family advocate, and overall a good fit for our Mountain community,” said
Oregon Trail School District Superintendent Shelley Redinger. “I look forward
to working with him.”

Fields told The Mountain Times his first response to Redinger’s offer was “You
bet,” quickly followed by “Definitely, heck yes.”

Recently divorced, Fields presently house sits for a friend in Hillsboro, but has
already contacted a realtor on the Mountain.

“I’m absolutely moving up there,” he said. “I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
Outstanding recommendations flowed in from former administrators.
“It is always clear that Tim wants to do what is right for the students
involved,” said West Linn-Wilsonville Superintendent Roger Woehl. “Tim
enjoys mixing it up with his students.”

Debi Briggs-Crispin, Rosemont Ridge principal, said Fields is a people person.
“He has a wonderful way of connecting with students, staff and the
community as a whole,” she said. “Tim has a wonderful sense of humor and a
zest for life.”