Mary Wegner is the Superintendent of Sitka Schools 1250 students.
City school district Small community that knows excellence. Wonderful community partners. Great partnerships with local groups. Under 1/3 of staff are our graduates. 65% of elected officials are our graduates. Paris of the Pacific. They take a little bit of Sitka with them. Superintendent visits every single classroom. During the year, pick different areas of focus and visit those classrooms. Understand the K-12 curriculum in all areas. Superintendent’s Spotlight newsletter. There is great power in small school systems of being able to get close the work. 1:1 for each student is growing because the superintendent is in the schools How the work changes when you are focused on the classroom. Angst during budget time has decreased with more focus being put on the classrooms. Budget process which gives more transparency. See current budget
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