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Two new elementary school assistant principals have been appointed in Oswego-based School District 308.

The District 308 School Board recently approved the appointments of Kristen Salwierak as assistant principal at Boulder Hill Elementary School and Blake Cline as assistant principal at Southbury Elementary School.

Salwierak recently was an assistant principal at Central Middle School in Tinley Park, where she began her career in education as a science teacher.  After 10 years in the classroom, Salwierak in 2016 became dean of students at the school and in 2018 an instructional coach with a focus on social-emotional interventions for students.

She has a bachelor’s degree from Governors State University in University Park and master’s degrees from Concordia University in Chicago and Governors State University.

Cline most recently worked as a high school special education teacher at C.O.R.E. Academy in Aurora, a nonpublic educational facility for special education students.

His educational experiences have included positions as elementary special education resource teacher, head coach for a Supported Training Experiences Post Secondary Special Olympics team and self-contained special education teacher for transition students aged 18 to 21.

Cline has a a bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University and a master’s degree from Aurora University.

Linda Girardi is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.