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New year, new roles 

Kelloggsville — As the 2025-26 school year gets underway, Kelloggsville Public Schools is seeing a wave of familiar faces stepping into new leadership roles.

Chad Morrow, previously the middle school principal, has been appointed director of instruction and curriculum. Filling his former role is Jen Sherman, who moves over from her position as principal at 54th Street Academy.

Marissa Lanser has transitioned from middle school dean of student behavior to become the new director of English-language learners. Taking over her previous position is longtime social studies teacher William Banks.

At Central Kelloggsville Elementary School, Bilal Muhammed has been promoted from assistant principal to principal. Lamont Mallet has moved from the Early Childhood Center to serve as dean of student behavior at Central.

West Kelloggsville kindergarten teacher Denise Waas has taken over the role of principal at Southeast Kelloggsville Elementary. 

In the technology department, Jaired Hallo has been named the district’s new technology director, and Cassie Groters steps into the role of director of communications. Both previously worked within the district’s tech team.

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Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
Joanne Bailey-Boorsma is a reporter covering Kent ISD, Godwin Heights, Kelloggsville, Forest Hills and Comstock Park. The salutatorian for the Hartland Public Schools class of 1985, she changed her colors from blue and maize to green and white by attending Michigan State University, where she majored in journalism. Joanne moved to the Grand Rapids area in 1989, where she started her journalism career at the Advance Newspapers. She later became the editor for On-the-Town magazine, a local arts and entertainment publication. Her husband, Mike, works the General Motors plant in Wyoming; her oldest daughter, Kara, is a registered nurse working in Holland, and her youngest, Maggie, is studying music at Oakland University. She is a volunteer for the Van Singel Fine Arts Advisory Board and the Kent District Library. In her free time, Joanne enjoys spending time with her family, checking out local theater and keeping up with all the exchange students they have hosted through the years.

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