District Selects Melissa Yow for Maple Grove Principal Opening
Yow has 11 years of teaching experience across all elementary grade levels in both Texas and Waukesha.
Greenfield School District administrators introduced Melissa Yow as the new principal at Maple Grove Elementary School.
Yow has 11 years of teaching experience across all elementary grade levels in both Texas and Waukesha. Her most recent positions have included working as a reading specialist, instructional resource teacher and the summer school principal for the Waukesha School District.
“We’re very excited about her joining our team,” Superintendent Conrad Farner said Monday when the School Board approved Yow’s two-year contract.
According to Board packet notes, Yow has extensive experience and training working with special education students and students with diverse backgrounds, and she has spear-headed several initiatives already in place in Greenfield such as Response to Intervention, Non-Violent Crisis Intervention and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, among others.
The packet notes also indicated Yow was being recruited for principal positions in two other districts.
The position was posted on April 5, and the district received more than 70 applications, according to Farner. Yow was one of three finalists who went through several different interview scenarios.
Yow replaces Michelle Weisrock, who is moving to a curriculum coordinator administrative position, a vacancy created when Megan Dixon, the district’s literacy coordinator, moved back into the classroom to teach second grade at Glenwood Elementary School.
The administration will bring forward a principal candidate for Elm Dale Elementary School to the School Board at the June 25 meeting, according to Farner. That vacancy was created by Rebecca Toetz’s resignation.
Both Weisrock and Toetz were principals at their respective schools for just one year.
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Maple Grove Elementary School
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Glenwood Elementary School
3550 S 51st St, Greenfield, WI -
Elm Dale Elementary School
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John Seymour
11:01 am on Friday, June 15, 2012
Melissa, I feel sorry for you. This will be a big career mistake. Look somewhere else as soon as possible.
RAJ
2:43 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012
John, way to make someone feel welcome, Greenfield is a great district and I hope she does a great job.
John Seymour
3:20 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012
The kids and the teachers are great, but the Central Office leaders are a complete mess. I hope she does well for the kids, but she'll regret her move if she ever disagrees with King Farner.
Karen
9:07 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012
Given the exchange of looks between her and the CO administrators... there is a connection and someone is in someone's back pocket. Sad~ that the best person for the job is a person with a connection to CO~ amazing she isn't also from West Allis.
concerned about all school districts
7:48 am on Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Melissa is the best. I worked with her in Waukesha and she really cares about the students and their families.
Shari
3:48 pm on Wednesday, June 20, 2012
I am so pleased to hear you say that. I pray that you are right. That school deserves a good, strong, caring principal.
John Seymour
12:39 pm on Tuesday, June 19, 2012
I'm sure she does...and that would be great. It's too bad she will be stuck working for Farner. I really hope she does not disagree with him. Look at how many administrators have left in the past 2 years...10!!!!!!!!!!
A concerned parent
9:04 am on Thursday, June 21, 2012
That schools morale is low!!! I mean REALLY low!!
Parents moving out of the district because of our superintendent and our principal! This year the rate of bullying almost doubled in our school! Kids thrown up against walls and held down and spit on and all this with a "new" behavior system. Children not getting lunch on a consistent basis because of new lunch system put in place. We have half of our teachers leaving or retiring or being transferred because of administrative decisions!!
I really hope Melissa is able to raise morale amongst our kids and our parents. Like John said I hope she doesn't cross Conrad! My only hope is that we only have one more year of Contad!
Parents PLEASE speak up!!!!!
A concerned parent
9:06 am on Thursday, June 21, 2012
That schools morale is low!!! I mean REALLY low!!
Parents moving out of the district because of our superintendent and our principal! This year the rate of bullying almost doubled in our school! Kids thrown up against walls and held down and spit on and all this with a "new" behavior system. Children not getting lunch on a consistent basis because of new lunch system put in place. We have half of our teachers leaving or retiring or being transferred because of administrative decisions!!
I really hope Melissa is able to raise morale amongst our kids and our parents. Like John said I hope she doesn't cross Conrad! My only hope is that we only have one more year of Contad! Did I mention that when we moved into Greenfield 10 years ago our district was rated in the top 10 schools in our area. Coincidence??
Parents PLEASE speak up!!!!!
Just another GF parent
9:34 pm on Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Just a couple of questions...John Seymour, you say 10 administrators have left in the past two years. Could you please elaborate and describe what they did and where they left from? I don't need names...just some concrete examples of what you're talking about. For A Concerned Parent, can you elaborate on why you feel that school's morale is low (specifically which school...or do you think all GF schools's morale is low and how do you quantify that?). I'm pretty new to all of this controversy (I have two children in GF schools...one in the High School and one in grade school and have no real complaints) and I'm trying to gather the FACTS before forming any opinions.
John Seymour
11:55 am on Monday, July 9, 2012
Well, three retired a year early and took a hit on their pension to do so. One left to become a Sup in another district, one left the high school, and one left to pursue another field. Two more left for "unknown" reasons. All the people who left did not leave to receive more pay...that much I know. Another one left because he hated working for Conrad. The people who left were from the middle, high school, and elementary level. It was all across the board. Now another one leave after one year on the job? GF parent...your children's teachers are going to be doing a good job, but the future of the district is in trouble if the current system stays in place.
John Seymour
9:11 am on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
And now at least 4 more left the district this year...wake up people. There is a problem.