Mr. Andrew Short

Andrew Short has been selected as the new principal of Kaiserslautern Elementary in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Mr. Short is extremely excited for this new opportunity to serve the students, staff, and Kaiserslautern community within the Europe Central District.

Mr. Short was born and raised in Southern California. While serving in the Air Force for 10 years as an aerospace propulsion specialist, Mr. Short attended and graduated from Weber State University in Utah with a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science/Physical Education. In 2011, Mr. Short earned his Master’s Degree in Education from Utah State University. In 2015, Andrew earned his Master’s Degree in Education Administration at Grand Canyon University.

Mr. Short’s career in education began in the Ogden City Public Schools in Northern Utah. Mr. Short taught Medical Anatomy and Health Science while coaching football and basketball for five years. During the summer of 2013, Mr. Short was offered a teaching position with DoDEA at Schweinfurt, Germany where he served as the P.E./Health teacher while coaching football, basketball and track. After Schweinfurt closed, he received orders to Ramstein Middle School to teach P.E./Health while coaching football and basketball at Ramstein High School. It was during his experience at Ramstein Middle School where he was given the opportunity to move into an acting assistant principal position on a full-time basis. More recently, Mr. Short served as the assistant principal during the 2020-2023 school years at Ramstein High School where his two kids (Andy 24 and Megan 21) both graduated from. Throughout his career in education, Mr. Short has worked to continuously improve student achievement, build strong relationships with students, staff and the community.

Mr. Short believes that every student can succeed. Working in collaborative teams, teachers and administrators can help students to obtain the education necessary for them to be successful while giving them the tools they need to adapt and grow in the face of any obstacle they may meet. Mr. Short believes that for students to succeed in a dynamic world they must receive a well-rounded education, be engaged in their learning, and empowered to choose their own path. Go Mustangs!