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  Cedar Springs
  Outdoor lover, zen seeker, middle-schooler hope-giver
  Beth Heinen Bell
  Bill Cataldo is the new K-8 principal for Cedar Springs’ new Red Hawks Online virtual school this year. School News Network took some time to get to know him better in this edition of Meet Your Principal...
  Sparta
  New VP says ‘It feels like joining a family’
  Janice Holst
  Aaron Romoslawski is the new vice principal of Sparta High School. He takes over for Stacey Rumsey, who was named Sparta High School principal last spring...
  Godwin Heights
  The changing of guard – as long-time educator and AD welcomes a new one
  Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
  Godwin Heights Football Coach Brandon Kimble will take over as the district’s athletic director when Robert Hisey, dean of students and athletic director, officially retires Nov. 2...
  Caledonia
  Whole-child advocates ready to lead, collaborate
  Alexis Stark
  SNN gets to know these new elementary principals in this edition of Meet the Principal...
Arts & Academics
- All Bridging the Talent Gap Making Math Add Up State of the Arts Arts in Action The Road to Reading Kids Pick Books Words of the World
  State of the Arts
  Marching on
  Erin Albanese
  The plan is to continue regular rehearsals and to host a number of community events, to be determined...
  Bridging the Talent Gap
  Virtual career exploration a hit with students
  Morgan Jarema
  The district helped shape the online program, which is now being used to varying degrees by a handful of area schools...
  Rockford
  Celebrating senior singers with a final concert, virtually
  Charles Honey
  Over 120 choral students in grades 9-12 will join voices in a virtual choir to celebrate the graduations of about 45 senior singers, in a prerecorded concert to be posted on the Rockford Choirs YouTube channel...
  State of the Arts
  Creating art anywhere
  Erin Albanese
  A new reality of art lessons during the pandemic is the resource savviness required to make it work, technologically and material-wise...
Issues in Education
- All Back to School 2.0 Homeless, with Homework How's School Today?Places of Refuge School 2.0 Special Education The Burden of Poverty Youth Mental Health
  Wyoming
  ‘I want it to look happy’
  Erin Albanese
  With help from generous donors, elementary teachers worked to make welcoming, kid-friendly space while following the rules of social distancing and sanitation...
  Northview
  Amid uncertainty, new protocols, there’s laughter, new connections
  Olivia Austin
  Junior Olivia Austin reflects on the first day of a very unique school year...
  Back to School 2.0
  Kent ISD offers a mix of in-person, virtual instruction
  Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
  Districts and Kent ISD staff have worked to get schools and programs ready for the 2020-2021 school year, while also adjusting to changing guidelines related to the coronavirus pandemic...
  Rockford
  The virtual classroom: 18 students, three screens and one busy teacher
  Charles Honey
  Teaching online, from a classroom, requires multitasking and multiple screens for this fourth-grade teacher...

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Outdoor lover, zen seeker, middle-schooler hope-giver

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell

Bill Cataldo is the new K-8 principal for Cedar Springs’ new Red Hawks Online virtual school this year. School News Network took some time to get to know him better in this edition of Meet Your Principal...

New VP says ‘It feels like joining a family’

Sparta Janice Holst

Aaron Romoslawski is the new vice principal of Sparta High School. He takes over for Stacey Rumsey, who was named Sparta High School principal last spring...

The changing of guard – as long-time educator and AD welcomes a new one

Godwin Heights Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Godwin Heights Football Coach Brandon Kimble will take over as the district’s athletic director when Robert Hisey, dean of students and athletic director, officially retires Nov. 2...

Whole-child advocates ready to lead, collaborate

Caledonia Alexis Stark

SNN gets to know these new elementary principals in this edition of Meet the Principal...

District welcomes new administrators, ready to ‘lead through uncharted waters’

Kentwood Erin Albanese

New administrators share their thoughts on starting their posts during a pandemic...

Avid reader, Petoskey-stone hunter, lover of great outdoors

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Melanie Hoeksema is the new Ada Elementary principal. SNN gets to know her in this edition of Meet Your Principal...

Small-town girl, athlete, talker, with her eye on the tiger

Meet Your Administrators Charles Honey

Kelly Amshey is the new principal of Rockford Virtual School. SNN gets to know her in this edition of Meet Your Principal...

Breadstick boy, Ripcord rider and now athlete and administrator

Kent City Janice Holst

The new Kent City High School and Middle School principal is Jordan Stuhan. He replaces Bill Crane, who moved to the position of assistant superintendent of business and administrative services...

Sports enthusiast, music fan, family man

Kelloggsville Phil de Haan

He played three sports in high school and the bass trombone, and says when it comes to music, 'if it gets the blood pumpin, I could probably make it work'...

From cruise director to the classroom

Cedar Springs Beth Heinen Bell

Cortney O’Brien is the new interim dean of students for the 2020-2021 school year at Cedar Trails Elementary School. School News Network took some time to get to know her better in this edition of Meet Your Administrators...

Education ‘a family thing’ for new interim superintendent

Lowell Beth Heinen Bell

Nate Fowler is the new interim superintendent for the 2020-2021 school year at Lowell Area Schools. School News Network sat down with the lifelong educator to get to know him better in this edition of Meet Your Administrators...