After interviewing dozens of highly qualified candidates in its search for a new assistant principal at Maple School, the Northbrook/Glenview School District 30 Board of Education recently selected Chicago schoolteacher, Angela Jaeger, to replace Betty Holzkopf who served in the position for nine years.
District 30 received 72 “qualified” applications for the assistant principal position at Maple School, the district said in a release. It said, Dr. Melissa Hirsch, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction with District 30, screened 20 high-quality individuals and that a set of three committees made up of students, parents and teachers. Maple School principal Sam Kurtz, then interviewed “six high-quality candidates” and determined that Jaeger is “the best fit for Maple,” the release said.
The District 30 Board of Education voted unanimously to approve Jaeger as the new Maple School assistant principal during its March 16 regular meeting, said the release. It said the school, in the 2300 block of Shermer Road in Northbrook, serves 413 students in grades six through eight, with a staff of 67.
Jaeger will start at Maple School on August 1, and joins District 30 with a “wealth of experience,” most recently as a grade 9 to 12 English teacher at Bennett Day School in Chicago, where she also served as the school’s English Department Chair, the release said.
“I am excited and honored to be joining the dynamic and dedicated team at Maple,” Jaeger said in the release. “I am eager to collaborate with the staff, students, and parents to continue the work of building community and belonging.”
According to the Bennet School website it is: “A private, PreK-12 school committed to advancing creativity, innovation, and the development of lifelong learners and leaders.”
Jaeger has more than 15 years of educational experience, is proficient in Spanish and has taught in the American School in Japan, the release said. It also said she earned a bachelor and Master of Arts degree in English literature from the University of Chicago and a Master of Arts in education leadership from Concordia University. Jaeger enjoys travel, spending time with her husband and 5-year-old son, reading, and learning new languages, said the release.
“I look forward to partnering with Ms. Jaeger in supporting our students, community, and staff through growing our diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, social emotional learning, and implementation of additional academic programming,” said Kurtz.
Brian L. Cox is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.