ShaVon Savage, GSE’02, GrL’07, was named principal of the Henry C. Lea Elementary School, a partnership school with Penn GSE. She began her tenure as principal on July 18, 2016.

Ms. Savage taught for a year in the School District of Philadelphia before enrolling in Penn GSE’s Teacher Education Program. She then spent a year at High Tech High and another at the Penn Alexander School.

The Lea School serves about 540 students in grades K-8; has about 100 students with individualized educational plans (IEPs); and is roughly 16% English-language learners. Penn began collaborating with the Lea School in the 1960s.