Mikalson named Jefferson County ESD superintendent
File photo
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) Jefferson County Education Service District and the High Desert Education Service District announced this week that Shay Mikalson will serve as JCESD’s superintendent while also continuing in his current role as chief student success officer with High Desert Education Service District.
Mikalson brings 20 years of educational leadership experience to JCESD and served as superintendent for Bend-La Pine Schools for 5 years prior to joining HDESD in July 2020.
For nearly 50 years, the part-time JCESD superintendent position has been the shared responsibility of the Jefferson County School District 509-J superintendent. This year, the school board decided to split the position when JCSD 509-J announced that Superintendent Ken Parshall will be retiring in June and Jay Mathisen, currently the director of educational leadership at George Fox University, will take his place.
The race for Bend-La Pine Schoolsâ superintendent seat has narrowed to two outside candidates, each with over a decade of administrative experience in other states.
Kristina Bellamy, the director of K-12 teaching and learning at Anchorage School District in Alaska, and Steven Cook, the superintendent of Coeur dâAlene Public Schools in Idaho, were announced by Bend-La Pine Schools as the two final superintendent candidates on Monday.
Whichever candidate is chosen by the Bend-La Pine School Board early next year will take over Central Oregonâs largest school district, with nearly 17,500 students, starting July 1. Bend-La Pineâs current superintendent, Lora Nordquist, is serving a one-year interim term this year after Shay Mikalsonâs four-year tenure ended in June.
Alaska, Idaho educators named Bend-La Pine superintendent finalists ktvz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ktvz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.