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New principal hired for Mount Hall and Naples
Elementary Schools |
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July 27, 2015 |
July 25, 2015
by McKenzie MacDonald
As the community prepares for the back-to-school
season, a lot of changes are happening within
our school district. One such change is the
hiring of a new principal for our two outlying
elementary schools, Mount Hall Elementary and
Naples Elementary. After careful consideration,
the school district’s hiring committee decided
that Lisa Iverson would be the right fit for
these two schools.
Ms. Iverson grew up in Priest River, Idaho,
where she discovered her passion for learning
and education at an early age. “I’ve loved
school since I was a little girl,” she said.
After graduating, she attended the University of
Idaho where she received a Bachelor of Science
degree in Secondary Education in 2008 and a
Master’s degree in Educational Leadership in
2012. Along with her degrees, Ms. Iverson became
certified to teach Social Studies and received
an endorsement to teach English. For the first
four years of her teaching career, Mrs. Iverson
taught United States History at Bonners Ferry
High School, and for the last three years, she
has been teaching eighth grade Language Arts at
Boundary County Middle School.
When she is not working, she loves to be with
her family. She and her husband Ty have been
very busy over the past year raising their son
Colton. Spending time with them is her favorite
pastime. In the fall, Mrs. Iverson admittedly
gets competitive when it comes to football
games. “I like cheering for the Seahawks, the
Vandals and the Badgers,” she said. If she gets
the chance she also enjoys reading and
gardening.
As a first-time administrator, Ms. Iverson is
looking forward to working with students and
teachers in a new capacity. She has a real
passion for education and continues to work
toward instilling that same passion in others.
One of her major goals is becoming acquainted
with the students at the schools. “I would like
to get to know every single student before the
end of the year,” she said.
While being the principal of two different
schools may be difficult, Ms. Iverson approaches
the challenge with passion and positivity. “I
think it will require me to put on two different
hats depending on what school I’m at,” she said.
“One day I’m a wolverine, one day I’m a
wildcat.” She understands that each school will
have its own successes and challenges and said,
“I’m going to have to embrace those.”
Although there is much that she is looking
forward to, Ms. Iverson is also expecting some
challenges. The biggest challenge she believes
she will face comes from the Migrant and LEP
(Limited English Proficient) federal programs.
She hopes to provide the best education possible
for our community’s migrant and LEP students and
plans to work hard to understand all parts of
both programs. She wants to make sure she knows
what her resources are and that she asks all the
right questions. Because both schools already
have systems in place for these programs, she
hopes to simply step in and support what they
have going. “There has been a lot of change with
the LEP and Migrant programs over past couple
years,” she said. “My hope is to be consistent.”
Ms. Iverson hopes that during her time as
principal, people feel that they are able to
express any questions or concerns to her
directly. “I’m open to questions and any
concerns anyone has,” she said. “If they ever
need to get ahold of me, I hope they feel like
they have access.”
In the world of social media, Mrs. Iverson hopes
that everyone keeps her in the loop because she
believes that it takes everyone involved to do
right by the children in this community.
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