Dear St. Serra Community,

Mrs. Carol Reiss, Lower School Principal – Preschool through Grade 4, has announced that she will be retiring at the end of this school year.

Mrs. Reiss has been with St. Serra since 1995 – the year that we opened our doors! Over her many years at St. Serra, Carol has been highly instrumental in the growth and success of our school. She has been an excellent mentor for many faculty members over the years. She has also demonstrated a strong commitment to promoting the Catholic identity of the School. As our Religion Coordinator, Mrs. Reiss especially loves leading the teams of faculty and staff members responsible for coordinating monthly all-school masses, grade-level masses, prayer services and retreats at St. Serra.

Mrs. Reiss started at St. Serra as a Kindergarten Teacher. She also served as a 1st Grade Teacher until she was promoted to an Assistant Principal position in 2003. In 2010, she was promoted to the Lower School Principal position, which at that time included responsibility for grades Kindergarten through 4th grade. In 2015, she took on leadership of the Preschool.

In 2022, Mrs. Reiss celebrated 40 years in Catholic education. She had served as a teacher at various schools in the Diocese of Orange for 13 years prior to joining St. Serra.



Mrs. Reiss will complete this school year with St. Serra. After she retires, she is looking forward to spending time traveling and enjoying time with her husband, Jeff, who is also retiring this year.

Although we are sad to see Mrs. Reiss retire, we are happy to announce that she will continue as a volunteer here at St. Serra next year. She will focus on duties that support our Catholic identity, including assisting with masses and prayer services

We wish Carol and her husband the best as they enjoy their time together in retirement. Thank you, Carol, for your many contributions!