OSHKOSH – This fall semester will see a lot of old faces in new places.
All but two of the newly-hired principals represent internal promotions or transitions within an Oshkosh Area School District undergoing significant leadership changeover.
Eleven OASD schools are set to welcome new principals for the upcoming school year following a series of retirements, transfers and resignations.
Here is a list of the new principals.
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Oshkosh West: Rebecca Montour
Montour served as the former assistant principal at Maplewood Middle School and replaces Lewis Malczewski, who resigned in June. Montour was once the assistant principal at Oshkosh West.
Vel Phillips Middle: Amanda Patza
Patza was the principal of Jefferson Elementary and replaces Kristi Levy, who resigned in July.
Carl Traeger Middle: Alexandra Piester
Piester was a curriculum and assessment instructional support teacher (IST) at Carl Traeger Middle School and replaces Jill Pascarella, who retired at the end of the 2023-2024 school year.
Perry Tipler Middle/ALPs: Tyler Umentum
Umentum was an assistant principal at Oshkosh North and replaces Sarah Poquette, who resigned from Perry Tipler Middle School to serve as the district administrator of the School District of Oakfield.
Carl Traeger Elementary: Kristin Burgert
Burgert was the principal of Roosevelt Elementary and replaces Brenna Garrison-Bruden, who retired at the end of the 2023-2024 school year.
Franklin Elementary: Kathryn Noble
Noble was the principal of Washington Elementary and replaces Jami Kohl, who retired at the end of the 2023-2024 school year.
Jefferson Elementary: Amy Ashton
Ashton was the principal of Lakeside Elementary and replaces Amanda Patza, who left to take the position at Vel Phillips Middle School.
Lakeside Elementary: Ryan King
King was an assistant principal of Rock River Intermediate School and replaces Amy Ashton, who left to take the position at Jefferson Elementary.
Menominee Elementary: Elizabeth Galeazzi
Galeazzi was the principal of Webster Stanley Elementary School and was selected to lead the new Menominee Elementary School.
Roosevelt Elementary: Elizabeth Armstrong
Armstrong was a literacy instructional support teacher (IST) and reading recovery teacher for the former Merrill and Webster Stanley Elementary Schools and replaces Kristin Burgert, who left to take the position at Carl Traeger Elementary.
Shapiro STEM Academy: Courtney Willert
Willert was a math instructional support teacher at Roosevelt Elementary and replaces Lindsey Biesack, who resigned at the end of the 2023-204 school year.
Contact Justin Marville at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Oshkosh Northwestern: Meet the Oshkosh Area School District new principals for 2024-2025
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