Principal Resigns After Three Years at Atascadero High School

Posted by Christianna Marks | Mar 9, 2023

A job opening for Atascadero High Principal has been posted

ATASCADERO — Atascadero High School (AHS) Principal Dan Andrus suddenly resigned from his position at the Atascadero Unified School District (AUSD) on Friday, March 3.

Andrus was hired as AHS’s principal in late Feb. 2020 and has held the position since then. Previously, Andrus had been the principal at Morro Bay High from 2009 to 2014.

On Wednesday, March 8, a job posting for AHS Principal went up, confirming that Andrus had indeed resigned from his position just a few months before graduation.

The job posting is listed for the 2023/2024 school year, and applications will start being reviewed on Friday, March 24, 2023.

Atascadero News has reached out to the Atascadero school district for comment but has not been able to reach them at this time.

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Christianna Marks

Christianna Marks joined our 13 Stars team in 2021 as a dedicated community writer, focusing on Atascadero and San Luis Obispo. She covers a variety of local topics, including theater, arts, community events, as well as city council and school board meetings. A published author with a deep passion for journalism, Christianna brings her love for storytelling and our community to each article she writes. In her free time, she’s an avid traveler, having explored 19 countries over the past six years—though she returns to England so often it’s now an annual tradition. She also has a love for live music, spinning vinyl on her record player, binge-watching TV shows, and taking road trips. A fan of good books and endless cups of tea, Christianna’s favorite “animals” are unicorns, velociraptors, and Jack White.