Cabinet

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Karl Bakken

Executive Director of Human Resources

Areas of Responsibility:

  • Human resource management and coordination

  • Staffing

  • HR data management

  • Health and absence support

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John Carlson

Chief Administrative Officer

Areas of Responsibility:

  • Accounting

  • Budgeting

  • Purchasing

  • Benefits Coordination

  • Payroll

  • Technology services

  • Facility services

  • Maintenance services

  • Health and Safety

  • Construction Services

  • Transportation

  • Student Nutrition Services

  • Registration and records

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Amy Eich

Executive Director of Community Education and Partnerships

Areas of Responsibility:

  • Youth programs

  • Adult literacy programs and enrichment

  • Facility rentals and use

  • Communications

  • Community partnerships

  • Bridge Collaborative

  • Health Services

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Mona Perkins

Chief Academic Officer

Areas of Responsibility:

  • Curriculum and Instruction

  • Special Education

  • Section 504

  • MLL/EL (Multilingual and English Learner Education) Services

  • Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)

  • Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

  • Mental Health

  • Social Work

  • School Psychology

  • Project Search, LEAP, and other programs

  • Strategic Planning

  • Student Advancement

  • Research

  • Early childhood programs

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Jacque Peterson

Chief of Schools

Areas of Responsibility:

  • School improvement process

  • Leadership development

  • Discipline

  • Crisis response

  • Truancy intervention and support

  • Safety and security

  • Supervision and support for all elementary and secondary schools, including Phoenix Academy, RAIL, VonWald, RightFit, and PTECH

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Will Ruffin II

Executive Director of Equity and Engagement

Areas of Responsibility:

  • Coordination of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives

  • Postsecondary readiness 

  • School Counseling

  • CTECH

  • Bilingual Services

  • Family Engagement

  • American Indian Education