Kinnibrugh New Secondary Principal
At a meeting May 20, the GCISD board made Misty Kinnibrugh the secondary school principal at a salary of $60,000 for a 12-month contract. Randy Gartman was selected as the elementary school principal at a salary of $55,000 and an 11-month contract.
On June 9, the board changed Kristin Schwartz’ teaching assignment to elementary physical education, hired Jana Barnes to teach secondary science, Darrell Hunt as a science teacher/coach, and Shelly Koenning to teach secondary math.
Koenning holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas A & M at Corpus Christi and certifications in elementary self-contained grades 1 – 8 and elementary math, grades 1 – 8. She taught at Callaghan ISD for two years and at Agua Dulce for 5 years before coming to GCISD.
Barnes graduated from Angelo State University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science degree. She is certified in secondary biology and secondary life science and is a registered art therapist. From June 2007 – present, she taught biology/anatomy and physiology at Colorado City ISD, and prior to that, taught biology at Wall ISD as a substitute and did substitute work at Sterling City ISD.
Hunt holds a Bachelor of Science in Education from Texas State University (1969), a Masters in Education from Texas Tech University (1976) and has post-graduate hours in school administration. He is certified in physical education, health, and secondary biology, and has more than twenty years teaching experience. From August 2002 to the present, he worked in the Lubbock ISD, four years as Evans Junior High girl’s basketball coach, track coach and seventh grade science teacher. During 2006 and 2007, he was at Monterey High School as the head girls’ track coach, cross-country coach, JV basketball coach and biology teacher.
Gartman reported there are 24 students attending summer school, including four in junior high or high school. He said students who miss no more than two days will be rewarded with a swim day.