Shakopee Jr. High School Staffer to Help Create Model for Evaluating Principals

Shakopee Junior High School Administrative Assistant to the Principal Nomi Chail is among those recently named to serve on the legislatively mandated Principal Evaluation working group. Members of the task force, named by Minnesota Education Comissioner Brenda Cassellius, are charged with developing policy recommendation to implement a performance-based model for principal evaluation.

“Great schools depend on great school leaders,” said Commissioner Cassellius in a news release. “It’s important to make sure we not only recognize effective principals, but that we also have tools in place to help them continue to grow professionally. I look forward to the recommendations of the working group about the best ways to develop an effective principal evaluation system that is consistent with our goals of providing a world class education to every Minnesota student.”

The working group was created by legislation passed during the 2011 special session.

The first meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24 at the TIES Building, 1667 Snelling Ave. N. St. Paul in the Snelling Room.

Membership on the taskforce is listed below:

Principal Evaluation Working Group Membership

Nomi Chial, Administrative Assistant to the principal, Shakopee Jr. High School

David Adney, Principal, Minnetonka High School  

Gary Amoroso, Executive Director, Minnesota Association of School Administrators

Jim Bartholomew, Director, Minnesota Business Partnership  

Ruthe Batulis, President, Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce Eagan 

Rosalie Blaylark, Minnesota PTA

Kevin Donovan, Chair of the Mahtomedi school board and a member of the MSBA Board of Directors

Ken Dragseth, Administrative Licensing Coordinator, University of Minnesota

Kim Hartung, Faculty Coordinator, Administrative Licensure, Hamline School of Education

Greg Keith, Director of Teaching and Learning, East Metro Integration District

Barbara Klaus, Parents United

JoAnn Knuth, Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals

David Krenz, Superintendent, Austin Public Schools District 

Mary Kuperus, Education Assistant, New London-Spicer

Corey Lunn, Superintendent, Stillwater Public School District

Mary Mackbee, Principal, St. Paul Central High School 

Jackie Magnuson, Past President, Minnesota School Board Association

Diana McHenry, Middle school special education teacher, South Washington County

Nicholas J. Miller, Associate Professor, St. Cloud State University

Jon Millerhagen, Principal, Washburn School, Bloomington

Christopher Orr, Manager of Government Affairs, MinnCan

Trish Perry, Principal, New London-Spicer Middle School

Charlie Plumadore, Secondary teacher, Milaca

Joe Rossow, President-Elect, Minnesota Elementary School Principals Association, Minneapolis Division

P. Fred Storti, Executive Director, Minnesota Elementary School Principals Association

Diane Thompson, Elementary teacher, West St. Paul

Greg Vandal, Former superintendent, Sauk Rapids

Luanne Wagner, Assistant Principal, St. Francis High School

Ex Officio legislative members:

Senator Carla Nelson, Rochester, Member Senate Education Committee

Senator Terri Bonoff, Minnetonka, Member Senate Education Committee

Representative Sandra Peterson, New Hope, Member House Education Reform Committee

Representative Dan Fabian, Roseau, Member House Education Finance Committee

*This article originally referred to Chail as working at the high school. It has since been changed to reflect her job at the Junior High School.