Dear Cristo Rey De La Salle Community:

Please join me in thanking Ms. Ana Hernández for her years of service as the Founding Principal of Cristo Rey De La Salle East Bay High School. Ms. Hernández recently informed me of her plans to move on from her role as Principal on June 30, 2021 (please see her accompanying letter that follows).

Words fail to express the monumental impact that Ms. Hernández has had - and will continue to have - upon our Cristo Rey De La Salle family. Ms. Hernández has been a stabilizing force of our school community since we first opened our doors to our students. She will leave many great legacies, but possibly the greatest is that Ms. Hernández will depart from us with our school community in an extraordinary place of mission success, academic excellence, and high-quality care for our students. Along with our talented and dedicated faculty and staff, we are primed to continue our student-centered teaching and learning by providing our students with a top notch educational experience. Our mission and vision have a very bright future and we have Ms. Hernández to thank for the strong foundation she will leave behind. Ms. Hernández will be with us throughout the remainder of this academic year and we look forward to celebrating her later this spring. Thank youMs. Hernández and we wish you and your family all our Mustang very best.

I will be forming a Principal search committee immediately to assist me in finding the next Principal of Cristo Rey De La Salle. With the support of the search committee, and in collaboration with the Lasallian District and the Cristo Rey Network, I look forward to designing an inclusive search process that will include opportunities for your important and valuable input to inform our efforts. We intend to name the next Principal this Spring in order to allow for a successful transition in preparation for the next academic year.

I appreciate that change can be difficult, and recognize that these extraordinary times in which we find ourselves provide many considerations for leading our institution. I assure you that I will update you, our Cristo Rey De La Salle community, on an ongoing basis as to our steps and progress in selecting our next Principal. I also remain steadfast in my confidence in our students and in our dedicated faculty and staff. While we learn and grow together throughout this time of transition, let us trust that our mission to “educate young people to become men and women of faith, purpose, and service” remains constant and that our commitment to the youth entrusted to our care never wavers.

Sincerely,
Stephen Murphy
President