On March 11 it was announced that Jason Josafat, Ed.D., was promoted to Assistant Principal from his prior position of acting Assistant Principal of Bonita Vista High (BVH), filling in the position left behind by Jennifer Barker-Heinz. Josafat currently works with Advanced Placement testing, Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) credit recovery and the College Going Culture committee. 

Josafat became acting assistant principal in September during the 2020-2021 school year before being officially announced as Assistant Principal this week. He also has previous experience as Assistant Principal at schools including Palomar High, San Ysidro High, National City Middle, Chula Vista High and Chula Vista Middle.

“Dr. Josafat arrived at [BVH] with a wealth of experience as a teacher and administrator. He grew up in the South Bay and has a deep understanding of our community. We are very fortunate to have him join our BVH family,” Principal Roman Del Rosario, Ed.D., said.

Assistant Principal Esther Wise is working alongside Josafat this year at BVH. However, this would not be the first time that they have collaborated with each other, as they have both worked together at Chula Vista Middle. Although Wise expressed that this year was out of the ordinary, she and Josafat both agree that BVH has the best students and staff they have ever worked with.