Wylie ISD Names Nishiyama Principal of Whitt Elementary

Wylie ISD is proud to announce that Stephanie Nishiyama has been promoted to principal of Whitt Elementary. She will assume leadership from Morgan Power, who has accepted a district-level position as Executive Director of Special Education.

Nishiyama was recently announced as the incoming assistant principal for the new Kreymer Elementary, a role she was honored to accept. With this leadership transition, however, she will now return to a campus where she spent 11 years teaching. During her time at Whitt, Nishiyama taught kindergarten and fourth-grade ELA/social studies, and she is thrilled to rejoin the campus as its next principal. The district will immediately begin the search for a new assistant principal for Kreymer.

Since joining Akin Elementary as assistant principal in 2021, Nishiyama has been instrumental in supporting students and staff, fostering a strong campus culture, and enhancing learning experiences. Prior to her time at Akin, she served as a reading interventionist. She began her career in Wylie ISD in 2006 as a kindergarten teacher at Hartman Elementary.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies from Texas A&M University–Commerce and a Master of Education in Educational Leadership from Dallas Baptist University. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in Educational Leadership at Texas Tech University.

Nishiyama and her family reside in Wylie.