San Francisco International High School

Julie Kessler

Principal

Julie Kessler has worked as a teacher, instructional coach, and administrator in four different International High Schools in New York and California since 2003. Julie was a student teacher and literacy teacher at International at LaGuardia Community College, a founding teacher at Flushing International High School, an instructional coach at Oakland and San Francisco International High Schools, and Co-Principal at San Francisco International High School. She became Principal at San Francisco International High School in 2013.

Julie received her B.A. in Secondary English Education from New York University and holds an M.A. in International Educational Administration and Policy Analysis from Stanford University, as well as an M.A. in Urban Education Administration from UC Berkeley. Outside of her work with the Internationals, Julie has also worked as a houseparent at a boarding school, taught in Chile for two years, and worked as a researcher for the Stanford School Redesign Network.