Additional administrative changes have been announced in Battle Ground Public Schools, including for principals, assistant principals and directors.
Lynnell Murray, the assistant principal at Yacolt Primary School, will become the principal at that campus. Murray replaces David Kennedy, who will move to the district office as the director of professional learning. Kennedy replaces Paula Koehler-Martin, who resigned.
Kelly Gorby, currently a special education teacher at Tukes Valley Primary School, will move into Murray’s role as the assistant principal at Yacolt Primary School.
Kara Kent, an eighth grade English language arts and history teacher at CAM Academy, will split her time as an assistant principal between Glenwood Heights Primary and Laurin Middle School.
Rachelle Simmons will be the new assistant principal at Daybreak Middle School. She is currently an eighth grade math teacher in the Longview School District. She replaces Justin Pierce, who is moving to an assistant principal position at Chief Umtuch Middle School.
Pierce replaces Matt Kesler, who will be the new principal at Laurin Middle School.
Damen Hermens, currently the assistant principal at Glenwood Heights Primary School, will move into the same position at Tukes Valley Middle School.
Erin Thompson, currently the assistant principal at Tukes Valley Middle School, will be the new assistant principal at Laurin Middle School.
Lori Schilling, current assistant principal at Laurin Middle School, will be the new assistant principal at Glenwood Heights Primary School.
Julie Williamson, currently the dean of students at CAM Academy, will start a new position. She’ll spend half of her time as assistant principal at CAM, and the other half as the district assessment coordinator in the district’s curriculum, instruction and assessment department.
Both Battle Ground High School and Prairie High School are adding deans of students, new positions at the campuses. Eric Sakshaug will be the dean of students at Battle Ground, while Andrea Wooster will be at Prairie High School. Sakshaug is currently a seventh grade English language arts teacher in Vancouver Public Schools, and Wooster is a geography teacher at Heritage High School in Evergreen Public Schools.
Pending board approval, Neil Varble will be the new assistant principal at Captain Strong Primary School. Varble replaces Jennifer Kerr, who is taking a leave of absence. Varble is currently a fourth grade teacher in the Kelso School District.
Unless noted, all position changes have been approved by the Battle Ground Public Schools Board of Directors and will begin July 1.
