Anne Andersen announced on Friday that she and Roger Kocinski will both be leaving Crosswinds next week. While this news is very sudden and upsetting, every indication is that this is truly a decision that Anne and Roger have made for personal reasons. There does not seem to be a deeper political undercurrent here. Even so, the news is shocking and our new superintendent and the staff of the school will have their work cut out for them to get the new school year started with vigor, enthusiasm, and a sense of direction.

Toward that end, Brenda Cassellius is calling a special Crosswinds Site Council meeting on Tuesday, 8/10, at 6:30pm. We all realize this is short notice, but time is of the essence. Here is the topic…

I see three options for leadership next year:

1. Hire a permanent principal (this is unlikely to yield the best candidates given the late date)
2. Hire an interim
3. I am an experienced middle and high school administrator as is our new Director of Teaching and Learning and we could work collaboratively with a team of teacher leaders in a new model

I am considering all three and want your feedback and input. We have much work ahead of us and we need to use this change to our advantage to create the best outcomes for our children.

If we do it intentionally and together we will find excellent solutions!

Meanwhile, please take a moment to share your thanks for a job incredibly well done with Anne and Roger. They will be sorely missed, but the work they have done to set a course for our school should serve us all well for a long time to come.