Evergreen Public Schools announced administrative changes at the district office and several school campuses.
As previously reported, Deputy Superintendent John Steach will replace retiring Superintendent John Deeder. Steach will assume his new job on Aug. 1.
The deputy superintendent will be replaced by a new position, the chief academic accountability officer, blending the district’s assessment department with district and school and improvement planning. Coeur d’Alene School District Superintendent Matthew Handelman will move from Idaho to take the position. He has been a teacher, principal and administrator in the Edmonds, Seattle and Spokane School Districts.
Burton Elementary School Principal Bonnie Webberly will retire and be replaced by Rebecca Chase, principal in the David Douglas School District in Oregon. Chase worked as a teacher and instructional coach at Sifton Elementary School in the Evergreen district for 12 years.
Janet Locascio, the district’s Early Childhood Special Services Coordinator, will oversee Home Choice Academy in addition to her current duties. She will replace Karen Weintraub, who is retiring.