Rockwood Hires New Administrators for 2013-14

The Rockwood School District has named a new associate principal and has brought up a new batch of administrative interns for the 2013-14 school year.

The hires were approved at a June 1 board of education meeting and involve several Eureka and Wildwood schools.  

Associate Principal of Lafayette High School - Dr. Karen Calcaterra
For the past six years, Calcaterra has served as an assistant principal at Parkway North High School.  Prior to this, she served three years as an area coordinator for Special School District at Pattonville High School.  She also served as a Special School District teacher for six years at Parkway North and at the Afton Lindbergh Early Childhood Center.   

Dr. Calcaterra earned a bachelor’s degree in Elementary and Special Education from Lindenwood University, and both a master’s degree in Educational Administration and a doctoral degree in Educational Leadership from Saint Louis University.

She replaces Dr. Nisha Patel who has been named Principal of Crestview Middle School.

Administrative Intern of Eureka Elementary School – Susan Johnson
For the last two years, Johnson has served as a literacy coach and reading specialist at Woerther Elementary School. Prior to that, she served Rockwood as an instructional coach for four years, a reading specialist for seven years and an elementary school teacher for nine years. Prior to joining Rockwood, she taught for two years in the Fort Osage School District.  For the last two years, Johnson has also served as a reading consultant for the Ferguson-Florissant School District.

Johnson earned a bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a master’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Administrative Intern of Pond Elementary School – Andrea Lockwood
Lockwood has served Rockwood as a teacher at Eureka Elementary for 11 years and as an instructional coach for one year.  

Lockwood earned both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. In addition, she earned a master’s degree in Educational Administration from Southwest Baptist University.  

Administrative Intern of Ridge Meadows Elementary School - Nicholle Simmons 
Simmons joined Rockwood in 2007.  Currently, she is serving as the administrative intern of Ridge Meadows as well as a principal for Rockwood Summer Academy.  She has also served the district as an intervention specialist, a data analyst, an instructional coach, and an assistant principal.   

Prior to joining Rockwood, she served for three years as a principal in the Montgomery School District and two years as a principal in the Bowling Green School District.  She began her teaching career as a middle school special education instructor and taught seven years in the Bowling Green School District. 

Simmons earned both a bachelor’s degree in Parks, Recreation and Tourism and certification in K-12 Special Education at the University of Missouri – Columbia.  She also earned both her master’s degree and specialist degree in Educational Administration from William Woods University. 

Administrative Intern of Westridge Elementary School - Megan Meier 
For the last five years, Meier has served as a music teacher at Kehrs Mill Elementary School.  

She earned both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in Music from Truman State University and a master’s degree in Teaching from Lindenwood University.  She also earned an educational specialist degree from Webster University.