“Here we go kiddos,” Newport High School senior Alex Su wrote on an Instagram story before the Monday disciplinary hearing which would determine the fate of her recent emergency expulsion. Last month, students at NHS walked out in solidarity with Su, who expressed on social media that she felt dismissed by the school’s administration after alleging another student harmed her emotionally and physically. NHS emergency expelled Su and four other students when the protest became,.
South Kitsap School District Superintendent Tim Winter and North Mason School District Superintendent Dana Rosenbach are finalists to replace Art Jarvis as Peninsula School District superintendent.
PSD’s Board of Directors announced the names of five finalists Wednesday evening. In addition to Winter and Rosenbach, Eatonville School District Superintendent Krestin Bahr, Auburn School District Assistant Superintendent Heidi Harris and Bellevue School District Chief of Staff John Harrison are also in the running to replace Jarvis, who is retiring at the end of June.
Finalists are scheduled for interviews with PSD board members on Saturday. Three candidates will participate in further interviews the week of March 15 and the board expects to announce its choice for superintendent March 19. The selected individual will officially assume duties July 1.