West Aurora School District 129 has appointed three educators to new roles for the 2025-26 school year.
The appointments are Crystal Dvorak as principal of McCleery Elementary School, Peter Linden as assistant principal of Fearn Elementary School and Lindsey Pilmer as assistant principal at Goodwin Elementary School.
Dvorak currently serves as assistant principal of Schneider Elementary School, district officials said.
She previously was an assistant principal of Hill Elementary School and principal of Freeman Elementary School in District 129.
Dvorak has held administrative roles for more than a decade, including serving as principal of Marseilles Elementary School in Marseilles, Illinois, and assistant principal of Grand Reserve Elementary School in Yorkville.
Linden currently serves as dean of students at Jewel Middle School, district officials said.
He previously was a fifth-grade teacher in a sheltered/blended classroom at Greenman Elementary School in the district, where he supported English learners from a wide range of language and cultural backgrounds, district officials said.
Pilmer currently is a reading specialist at Freeman Elementary School. She served as Freeman’s acting assistant principal earlier this school year, district officials said.
She brings more than a decade of classroom and instructional leadership experience, including serving as a reading specialist in West Aurora and Plainfield School District 202, according to the district.
Linda Girardi is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.
