This fall, there will be a new face at Windy Hills Elementary, Buffalo Hills Elementary, and Emerson Elementary. Jason Calahan, the current Buffalo Hills principal, will move to Windy Hills Elementary. Jenn True, the current Emerson principal, will move to Buffalo Hills, and Emerson Elementary will hire a new principal.
“We are fortunate in Kearney Public Schools to have incredibly talented and versatile leaders. With a construction remodel upcoming at Windy Hills and ongoing growth of enrollment and programs at Buffalo Hills, we felt it was important to utilize some of our veteran leadership in these buildings. Mr. Calahan and Mrs. True will both continue the excellent tradition of leadership and educational outcomes in their new schools while simultaneously experiencing their own growth in new school communities. We are getting the best of both worlds in this situation,” said Jason Mundorf, KPS superintendent.
Kearney Public Schools will immediately begin a search for the Emerson Elementary principal. “We are committed to finding an excellent instructional leader who can maintain the outstanding culture for learning Mrs. True has developed at Emerson over the past four years. This will be a very important hire for Kearney Public Schools, and we are excited to find our next leader for this school community,” Mundorf said. Interested candidates should apply at kearneypublicschools.org.
