Candace Hunstad was named principal of Fairhill Elementary School, effective July 5. Formerly the assistant principal at Terraset Elementary, where she served since 2012, Hunstad also served as assistant principal at Herndon Elementary and as acting assistant principal at Columbia Elementary. She has led the adoption of a local level four Advanced Academic Program and worked with the Young Scholars and Bridge to Kindergarten programs. A graduate of the University of Mary Washington with a bachelor’s in international affairs, Hunstad earned her master’s in education with a concentration in curriculum and instruction from George Mason University. She holds an administrative endorsement from the University of Virginia, and is fluent in Spanish.
Kanchana Iyer was named principal of Eagle View Elementary School, effective July 24. Iyer currently serves as assistant principal of Lutie Lewis Coates Elementary. A 23-year veteran educator with Fairfax County Public Schools, Iyer began her career as an instructional assistant in a kindergarten class. She later served as an English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) teacher at Forestdale, Lynbrook, and Camelot Elementary Schools and was the lead ESOL teacher at Colin Powell and Colvin Run Elementary Schools. She has also worked in the Office of Language Acquisition and Title 1 as well as a school-based administrator, including administrative intern at Dogwood Elementary, acting assistant principal at Westbriar and Lake Anne Elementary Schools, and assistant principal at Mount Vernon Woods and Lutie Lewis Coates, where she currently serves. She is an experienced leader who has led the implementation of reading-writing workshop as well as guided math and math workshop. She earned a bachelor of arts from George Mason University and a master of education degree from Marymount University. She holds an administrative endorsement from the University of Virginia.