Tim Winter (pictured) is replacing Karst Brandsma, who will retire at the end of this school year, as South Kitsap School District's next superintendent.
Technology department budgets are often among the highest in school systems and the most misunderstood. The technology budget contains items that are critical to not only education but also to the business side of the school system.
The Pearl City District's board of education voted to hire Mike Schiffman as the new superintendent of Pearl City School District as of July 1. He currently holds the position of superintendent of schools for Freeport School District 145, a position he has held since 2015.
This year, many Minnesota school districts are being caught by surprise because of a special education funding formula passed in 2016 that is just now going into effect. The governor has proposed $76 million in new special education funding to help local school districts deal with the new shortfalls.
Tom Welsh, who was most recently executive director of high schools with Peoria Public Schools, is the new superintendent of Roanoke-Benson CUSD. He replaces Superintendent Rohn Peterson, who served the Illinois district for 12 years.
The Warrenton-Hammond School Board has chosen Tom Rogozinski, the principal of Warrenton Grade School since 2013, as the school district's next superintendent. He will replace the retiring Mark Jeffery, who has led the school district since 2011.
The Minnesota district chose Rob Brandl, who currently serves as the assistant superintendent and high school principal at Cedar Mountain. He has been the high school principal since 2016. Brandl will replace Robert Tews, who is retiring in June.