Glen Szymoniak

Experience

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  Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2008

  Assistant Superintendent

  Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, Soldotna, AK (9,500 students)Assistant Superintendent of Instruction – 2007-2008Assistant Superintendent of Administrative Services, 2005-2007 Responsibilities included a $120 million budget, 1,207 employees, and 44 principals in 21 communities. The district covers 25,600 sq. mi. and serves rural and remote locations. • Coordinated transportation bid process with 4 other districts saving KPBSD $1 million/year for 5 years• Established a professional development committee, composed of education stakeholders, as the driving force for strategic instructional improvement Show less

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  MCCALL DONNELLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 421

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2015

  Superintendent

  McCall-Donnelly School District, McCall, Idaho (1,098 students)Responsibilities included a $10 million budget, supervision of 158 employees, 5 principals and 5 schools. • Increased number of students proficient or advanced in all subjects measured with the Idaho Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) from 2007 to 2013. o Increased reading district-wide by 10.1 percent. 84.5% to 94.6% (64.4% advanced) o Increased science district-wide by 15.8 percent. 69.3% to 85.1% (54.5% advanced) o Increased Language district-wide by 11.7 percent. 75.8% to 87.5% (49% advanced) o Increased math district-wide by 6.3 percent. 83.1% to 89.4% (50.6% advanced)• McCall-Donnelly High School listed as Newsweek Top 1000 high schools in the United States, five consecutive years (2008-2013) • McCall-Donnelly High School ranked #785 in the nation and #3 among Idaho high schools by U.S. News and World Report based on the rate of students participating in Advanced Placement courses.• Presented to Moody’s Investment Services and received an Aa2 rating on district bonds.• Refinanced school construction bonds saving tax payers $1 million over the life of the bonds.Served simultaneously as Superintendent for Meadows Valley School District (2008-2011). MVSD had a $4 million budget, 185 students, 2 principals, and 30 employees in one K-12 school.• Organized asbestos abatement after discovery of unintentional school-wide exposure• Ratified contracts using Interest Based Bargaining Show less

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  North Slope Borough School District

  Jul 2015 - Jun 2017

  Superintendent

  North Slope Borough School District, Barrow, Alaska (2,200 students)Responsibilities included an $80 million budget, supervision of twenty administrators, eleven schools, and five hundred staff in a district geographically the size of Oregon. (90,000 sq. mi./largest district in the United States) There are no roads connecting the towns, so transportation is by plane and communication is by satellite. • Improved teacher recruitment utilizing personalized, targeted recruiting methods with on-line application and interview process. (10 unfilled positions in 2015 to 0 unfilled positions in 2016)• Increased and upgraded district teacher housing units to accommodate and retain incoming teachers. (NSBSD manages approx. 200 units)• Developed culturally relevant curriculum at all levels to improve student engagement and achievement (based on traditional Inupiaq values and customs)• Initiated business software conversion to eliminate paper and utilize on-line processes Show less

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  Dillingham City School District

  Jul 2017 - Jun 2018

  Superintendent

  Dillingham City School District, Dillingham, AK (460 Students) Recently retired in Alaska – asked by the Alaska School Board Association to serve as interim; eligible to serve on a temporary basis only (1 yr.).Responsibilities include an $11 million budget, supervision of four administrators, two schools, and seventy staff. • Coordinated partnerships with the local college, surrounding school districts and tribal organizations to increase dual credit and CTE course opportunities for students.• Contract negotitations• Delivered harassment and emergency response training to all district employees. Show less

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  Klamath County School District

  Jul 2018 - now

  Superintendent