Jun 21
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Welcome new KPBSD leadership
KPBSD is grateful for all our school leaders who served, and retired or moved onto new adventures at the end of the school year in June.
Let us collectively welcome new school principals, assistant principals (ap), and leadership team members at district office who will begin these new assignments in the 2021-2022 school year!
KPBSD Administrators 2021-2022
- Connections Homeschool: Mr. Greg Melvin, (AP)
- Homer Middle School: Ms. Meghan Redmond
- Kenai Central High School: Mr. Dan Beck
- Kenai Middle School: Mr. Ken Felchle, (AP)
- Mountain View Elementary: Ms. Hannah Dolphin (AP)
- Nanwalek School: Ms. Penny Bearden
- Nikiski Middle-High School: Mr. Shane Bostic; Mr. Mike Crain (AP)
- Nikiski North Star Elementary: Mrs. Jenna Fabian
- Paul Banks Elementary: Mr. Jerry Stapleton
- Port Graham School: Mr. Eric Hart
- Razdolna School: Dr. Michael Sturm
- Seward High School: Mr. Henry Burns
- Seward Middle School: Mr. Matt Potter
- Skyview Middle School: Ms. Jill DuFloth; Ms. Shonia Werner (AP)
- Soldotna High School: Mr. Sarge Truesdell
- Susan B. English School, Seldovia: Mr. Scott Jonsson
- Tebughna School: Ms. Christy Gomez
District Office
- Director of Elementary Education: Mr. Eric Pederson
- Director of Secondary Education: Mr. Tony Graham
- Assistant Superintendent: Ms. Kari Dendurent
- Superintendent of Schools: Mr. Clayton Holland
KPBSD welcomes…
Connections
Homeschool
Mr. Greg Melvin has been assigned to be AP for next school year at Connections.
Mr. Melvin will be working closely with Rich Bartolowits and also be completing
other special projects for the district.
Homer
Middle School
Ms. Meghan Redmond accepted the principal position for Homer Middle School for
next year. Ms. Redmond has been the assistant principal at New Stuyahok for the
last several years. We are thrilled to have her come on board. Ms. Redmond is
looking forward to working at HMS and raising her family in Homer.
Kenai
Central High School
Mr. Dan Beck has accepted the job of KCHS principal starting next school year. We
have the upmost confidence that Mr. Beck and Assistant Principal Will Chervenak
will be a powerhouse administrative team working together!
Kenai Middle School
Mr. Ken Felchle will be the new AP at Kenai Middle School. Mr. Felchle has been with the KPBSD for well over 20 years as a teacher and coach.
Mountain
View Elementary
Ms. Hannah Dolphin will be the AP at Mountain View
Elementary next year. Ms. Dolphin has been an excellent teacher at KPBSD for
the last seven years while working at K-Beach Elementary School.
Nanwalek School
Ms. Penny Bearden will be the new principal for Nanwalek School! Penny has been with the district as a teacher in Nanwalek for the last eight years where she has done great work with our students and the community.
Nikiski Middle-High School
Mr. Shane Bostic will be the Nikiski Middle-High School principal starting next year, and Mr. Michael Crain will become the next Assistant Principal!
Nikiski
North Star Elementary
Mrs. Jenna Fabian, previously the Assistant Principal at Mountain View
Elementary will be the next principal of Nikiski North Star Elementary School!
Paul Banks Elementary
Mr. Jerry Stapleton will be the new principal at Paul Banks Elementary. In the 2020-2021 school year Mr. Stapleton worked as a primary grade teacher at Nikiski North Star Elementary, but came to our district with vast experience as a principal in Georgia. Mr. Stapleton is thrilled to be leading the team at Paul Banks.
Port
Graham School
Mr. Eric Hart will be the next principal/teacher of
Port Graham School. Mr. Hart will be joining us from the Chatham School
District in SE Alaska where he has spent the last 15 years. We look forward to
all that Mr. Hart is bringing to Port Graham and the KPBSD.
Razdolna School
Dr. Michael Sturm has accepted the job as the principal/teacher for Razdolna School. Dr. Strum is a Skyview High School graduate who has been teaching in Razdolna most recently. We are excited to have him come on board with us.
Seward
High School
Mr. Henry Burns has the accepted the principal position at Seward High School
next year. Mr. Burns has most recently been an administrator at North
Pole High School, in North Pole, Alaska. Mr. Burns is excited to join the KPBSD
as the principal of Seward High School and we look forward to the great things
to come at Seward High school.
Seward Middle School
Mr. Matt Potter has accepted the principal/teacher position at Seward Middle School. Mr. Potter is a long time Alaskan who is currently living in Sitka. We are excited to have Matt join the KPBSD admin team and we are confident he is going to do great things and bring a lot of energy to Seward Middle School and the district.
Skyview Middle School
Ms. Jill DuFloth, current AP at Skyview has agreed to be the interim principal at Skyview Middle School next school year. Ms. DuFloth has done great work as the AP of Skyview and we are happy to have her step into the principal role next year where we know she will do great work and help the school with the next transition. Ms. Shonia Werner will be joining Principal Jill DuFloth as the AP of Skyview Middle School next school year. Shonia has been an educator for several years with the KPBSD and most recently has been teaching and doing her administrative internship at River City Academy.
Soldotna High School
Mr. Sarge Truesdell will be the next Soldotna High School Principal. We all look forward to the great things that will come with the team at Soldotna High School.
Susan
B. English School, Seldovia
Mr. Scott Jonsson will be joining our administrative team next year as the
principal/teacher of Susan B. English School in Seldovia. Mr. Jonsson is
joining us from Anchorage and has a spent a lot of time on the Kenai Peninsula,
particularly on the water (he can tell you more about that next year). We look
forward to all the great ideas and experiences Mr. Jonsson will bring to Susan
B. English School.
Tebughna
School
In Tyonek, Christy Gomez will take over as principal/teacher for Tebughna School.
Ms. Gomez has been an educator at Tebughna for several years and we look
forward her to being in this role.
District Office Leadership
Director
of Elementary Education
Paul Banks Elementary Principal Mr. Eric Pederson will be the next Director of
Elementary Education!
Director
of Secondary Education
Soldotna High School Principal Mr. Tony Graham will be
the next Director of Secondary Education!
Assistant
Superintendent
Homer Middle School Principal Ms. Kari Dendurent will be the next Assistant Superintendent
for the KPBSD!
Superintendent
of Schools
Assistant Superintendent Clayton Holland will be the next Superintendent of
Schools!
