The Hope School District announced this week that Mariann Cooley has been named the new principal of Vieja Valley School, beginning in the 2009-10 school year.

Cooley has been the principal/director of Santa Ynez Valley Charter School in the College School District.

She also has served as principal and assistant principal of Canalino School in the Carpinteria School District, and has years of experience teaching kindergarten and third through sixth grades.

Cooley resides in Goleta with her husband, Steve. They have two grown children, Megan and Joe.

— Noozhawk staff writer Michelle Nelson can be reached at mnelson@noozhawk.com.

— Noozhawk associate editor Michelle Nelson can be reached at mnelson@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk on Twitter: @noozhawk, @NoozhawkNews and @NoozhawkBiz. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.