Eden Prairie
Two new principals to join district this fall
Nancy Benz has been hired as the associate principal at Cedar Ridge Elementary in the Eden Prairie district. She most recently had been principal at an elementary school for Westonka Public Schools, a position she held for seven years.
In that role, Benz helped implement a new curriculum, provided ongoing professional development opportunities and worked to implement the Westonka District Strategic Plan.
Her school was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2012 and a Star Tribune Top Workplace in 2010.
Before that, Benz was an instructional leader, district mathematics coordinator and elementary classroom teacher for Robbinsdale Area Schools, where she worked for 13 years.
Tom Walters has been hired as the associate principal at Eden Lake Elementary School in the district. Walters has five years of experience as lead teacher/assistant principal, science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) coach, teacher and service-learning coordinator for Eastern Carver County Schools.
In those positions, Walters developed a STEM lab, codesigned a STEM-based curriculum, managed standardized testing, and created two professional development communities around STEM and personalized learning.
Edina
Members sought for facilities task force
Edina Public Schools is accepting applications for its Next-Generation Facility Advisories Task Force.
The task force will focus on both short- and long-term facility needs and ultimately make a recommendation to the district for consideration in a potential 2015 bond referendum.
