Woodburn ES gets a new principal
Kanchana Iyer has been named the new principal of Woodburn Elementary School in Mason District, Fairfax County Public Schools’ Region 2 office announced on Oct. 30. Iyer succeeds Matthew Salerno.
Iyer served as interim principal at Bailey’s Upper Elementary School in Seven Corners from January 2024 until Holly Dowling took over as principal in May.
Before that, Iyer was an English as a Second Language coordinator in the FCPS office of ESOL Instruction and was previously principal of Eagle View Elementary School in Fairfax.
Congratulations to Kanchana. My children went to Woodburn ES in 1986. They went to Mantua then TJ and had to struggle with racism and sexism. Some white parents refused to allow their children to study and play with immigrant children. Times have changed.
Thank you for your service. Happy Diwali and Namaste 🙏