After completing five sessions throughout the 21-22 school year, these educational professionals are ready to set the educational world on fire! This collaborative effort, through Southwest Plains Regional Service Center, USA-Kansas and KASB , created a leadership academy designed to prepare educational leaders in western Kansas. Sessions rotated between Sublette, Oakley and culminated at the USA Conference the first week of June 2022.
Participants were nominated by an administrator in their district and are active teacher leaders, building leaders, and/or district level leaders. The sessions focused on equipping potential and current leaders with the skills they need to lead western Kansas districts into the future and ensuring western Kansas has trained leaders ready to fill open positions.
Participants included:
- Megan Albers - USD 303 Ness City
- Krista Alexander - USD 315 Colby
- Lori Anschutz - USD 438 Skyline
- Rory Arnold - USD 480 Liberal
- Jordon Beeson - USd 480 Liberal
- Lyn Bernbeck - USD 303 Ness City
- Lane Bigge - USd 315 Colby
- Matthew Brown - USD 241 Wallace Co
- Karen Burrows - USD 507 Satanta
- Molly Colvin - USd 480 Liberal
- Cami Cook - USD 459 Bucklin
- Stefanie Couch - USD 459 Bucklin
- Anthony Davis - USD 210 Hugoton
- Brant Douglas - USD 467 Leoti
- Casey Flax - USD 102 Cimarron
- Dawn Flax - USD 303 Ness City
- Christy Hammer - USD 241 Wallace Co
- May Heydman - USD 215 Lakin
- Jane Hokanson - USD 459 Bucklin
- Emily Keener - USD 303 Ness City
- Ryan Kisner - USD 483 Kismet-Plains
- Jose Licon - USD 210 Hugoton
- Julie McDonald - USD 293 Quinter
- Bryan Miller - USD 315 Colby
- Eric Olmstead - USD 480 Liberal
- Jordan Perez - USD 407 Russell
- Matt Pounds - USD 399 Natoma
- Scott Schulz - USD 281 HillCity
- Matt Sims - USD 315 Colby
- Jennifer Wieberg - USD 216 Deerfield
- Ashley Winger - USD 374 Sublette
SWPRSC, KASB, and USA-Kansas are looking forward to a new group of western Kansas leaders starting the program in 22-23. Be on the lookout for nomination information to come out early fall 2022!