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Impact | Commencement Bay Elementary

I | CBE is the third school in the Impact 草榴社区 and is situated in the heart of Tacoma. The school features beautiful views, large and bright classrooms, and dedicated, empathetic teachers and staff.

  • Address: 1301 E 34th St, Tacoma WA 98404
  • School Number: 206.712.7640 x3
  • Principal: Eliza Gabriel, egabriel@impactps.org
  • School Operations Email:听icbeops@impactps.org
  • Grades served: Kindergarten - 5th Grade
  • First Day of School 2025-26: Thursday, August 21st (1st-5th Grade), Monday, August 25th (Kindergarten)
  • Office Hours:听7:30am - 4:00pm
  • Arrival:听7:45am - 8:00am
  • Dismissal: 2:15pm (Monday-Thursday); 12:45pm (Friday)
  • Mascot: Eagles
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Meet the Leadership Team

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Eliza Gabriel

Principal
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Eliza Gabriel is thrilled to step into the role of Principal of Impact | Commencement Bay Elementary! Before joining CBE, Ms. Gabriel was the Principal at Impact| Puget 草榴社区 Elementary, and previously led teams in Washington and New York with excellent academic outcomes. She instituted a program to diversify classroom libraries and campaigned to improve the quality and diversity of books to which students are exposed. Ms. Gabriel is passionate about maintaining a school culture where children feel supported, powerful, endlessly capable, and loved. She has worked with a variety of age groups, and served children in general and special education classrooms. Ms. Gabriel is from Minnesota originally, earned her Bachelor鈥檚 Degree from Bates College in Maine, and her Master鈥檚 in General and Special Elementary Education from Touro College in New York.
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Tinon Hunter

Assistant Principal
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Tinon Hunter is excited to join Impact Commencement Bay Elementary School to embark on her first year as Assistant Principal. She is eager to learn, grow, and make a positive impact in this new role. With six years of teaching experience, three academic school years of new teacher mentoring, and a Masters in Educational Leadership & Supervision, she is dedicated to building strong relationships with students, staff, and families, and is committed to working collaboratively to create a successful, caring, and safe school community that ultimately will lead to the success of our school mission.
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Kashia Bandele

Director of School Operations
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Kashia Bandele was born and raised in Lacey, WA. Her expertise lies in before- and after-school program development, and student support services through non-profit organizations. She holds a Masters of Science in Educational Leadership and policy studies from the University of Kansas and an undergraduate degree from Washington State University, where she majored in Social Sciences with an emphasis on sociology, comparative ethnic studies, and secondary communications. In her free time, she enjoys photography, music, dancing, crafting, and spending time with loved ones. Kashia values her role within the Impact community and appreciates being a part of a school that believes in the power of increasing scholar achievements and their well-being.

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