Jamestown School Superintendent Bret Apthorpe during the Dec. 3, 2019 school board meeting.

JAMESTOWN – Jamestown Public Schools Superintendent Bret Apthorpe has announced he will be retiring at the end of this school year.

Apthorpe made the unexpected announcement during Tuesday night’s Jamestown School Board meeting.

Apthorpe said it was with a heavy heart that he announce his retirement, adding that he felt he needed to spend more time with his family.

“It is with much thought and deliberation that I came to this decision. While educating our youth has been my life’s primary mission for the past 30 years, there comes a time when one has to consider his own family. I have spent long hours throughout my career away from my family in pursuit of that goal,” Apthorpe said in a statement (a complete copy of which is provided below). “Despite my love for my work and for the Jamestown community, it has come time to put my family first. While I am leaving at the end of the 2020 school year, I think Jamestown’s future is bright. Initiatives that we started will far outlast my time in Jamestown allowing our students to reach their full potential. I firmly believe that the best is yet to come for the students of Jamestown Public Schools.”

Board president Paul Abbott said that he and board vice president Patrick Slagle were both made aware of the decision last month and said that while he wished Apthorpe was staying, he also understands and supports the decision.

“Dr. Apthorpe has made many improvements during his tenure and has also guided us through some challenging events. Knowing Dr. Apthorpe, I am confident he will be 100% committed to continuing to help us move closer to our goals as a district right up to his last day with us, and even beyond,” Abbott said.

Apthorpe began with the district in September 2017 and started several initiatives while at Jamestown including: launching the Success Academy, creating a district-wide elementary summer reading program, re-aligning curriculum with college and local labor requirements, and identifying long-term physical plant needs in the district.

His tenure hasn’t been without some controversy. At the start of this school year the district hired Rosemary Bradley to be the new high school principal. Bradley resigned just six months later after being the focus of criticism from both parents and teachers for failing to properly deal with student misbehavior. During a school board meeting this past December, Apthorpe said that he felt any criticism of a school administrator or perceived failing within the district ultimately rests with him.

“It ultimately stops with me, the superintendent. So if our environments are not where they need to be I expect to be held accountable for that and the opposite is true of that. I expect people to do there jobs and hold them accountable for that,” Apthorpe said during the December board meeting.

Prior to becoming Jamestown Superintendent, Apthorpe was the superintendent of schools for the Frontier Central School District in Hamburg from 2014 to 2017. He began his educational career at Southwestern Central School as a social studies teacher.

Apthorpe was contracted to be with the district until the end of the 2022-2023 school year. He was a guest last week on WRFA’s Community Matters program and during that conversation gave no indication of his pending retirement.

Meanwhile, the school board has already taken steps necessary to find a new superintendent.

“By giving us some advanced notice, Mr. Slagle and I were able to do some of the preliminary work so that when Dr. Apthorpe made his intentions public this evening, the Board of Education would be able to begin its search almost immediately. Dr. Apthorpe will continue as our superintendent until June 30 and has also expressed his willingness to help in any way during the selection and transition process including staying with us beyond June 30 to help the district until his replacement can begin,” Abbott said.

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Statement from JPS Superintendent Bret Apthorpe

It is with a heavy heart that I announce my retirement today from the Jamestown Public Schools, effective June 30, 2020. It is with much thought and deliberation that I came to this decision. While educating our youth has been my life’s primary mission for the past 30 years, there comes a time when one has to consider his own family. I have spent long hours throughout my career away my family in pursuit of that goal. Despite my love for my work and for the Jamestown community, it has come time to put my family first.

My tenure here in Jamestown has been one of the most enjoyable times as an educator. The Jamestown Public School district, its students, staff, parents and community have welcomed me with open arms. From the minute I accepted the job as your Superintendent, I have felt welcomed in this community. I have received positive feedback and assistance from every segment of the Jamestown community.

While I am leaving at the end of the 2020 school year, I think Jamestown’s future is bright. Initiatives that we started with the JPS Success Academy and the JPS LEAP Summer Literacy Program will far outlast my time in Jamestown. Increasing student engagement, modernizing our high school courses and physical plant will allow our students to reach their full potential. I firmly believe that the best is yet to come for the students of Jamestown Public Schools.

I would be remiss if I didn’t thank the dedicated members of the Jamestown Board of Education. I have enjoyed working with each and every Board member. They are true community representatives who care deeply about the future of Jamestown.

I would also like to say a special thank you to the JPS staff who made my job so much easier. I see firsthand their dedication and devotion to the children of Jamestown. I will truly miss my JPS family.

And last but certainly not least; I will miss the Jamestown children the most of all. We have the most intelligent, creative and extraordinary kids in our district. They have given me great joy and have always been my main motivation for coming to work every day.

I will continue to serve Jamestown Public Schools until the end of June. As I discussed with the Board of Education, I am willing to continue to help with the transition to a new superintendent in any way that is needed.

Thank you for allowing me to be your Superintendent. I have been very happy to be part of the Red Raider family.

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Statement from Jamestown Board of Education President Paul Abbott

A few weeks ago, Dr. Apthorpe informed Vice-President Slagle and I of his intent to step down at the end of this school year. It is with regret that we will see him retire. The Jamestown Public Schools has had an ally, leader and a champion for the children of this community. He will be sorely missed.

By giving us some advanced notice, Mr. Slagle and I were able to do some of the preliminary work so that when Dr. Apthorpe made his intentions public this evening, the Board of Education would be able to begin its search almost immediately. Dr. Apthorpe will continue as our superintendent until June 30th and has also expressed his willingness to help in any way during the selection and transition process including staying with us beyond June 30th to help the district until his replacement can begin.

We wish Dr. Apthorpe was staying, however, we understand and support his decision. Dr. Apthorpe has made many improvements during his tenure and has also guided us through some challenging events. Knowing Dr. Apthorpe, I am confident he will be 100% committed to continuing to help us move closer to our goals as a district right up to his last day with us, and even beyond.

In the weeks and months to come, District business will continue as usual, including work on the 2020-21 budget, as we all do our best to reach our district’s goals, including our most important one: ensuring that each and every one of our students is successful not only in school, but in life.

Although this may not be the scenario any of us would have drawn up, we should all view this as an opportunity and an exciting time. It is an exciting time for Dr. Apthorpe as he moves into a new, hopefully more relaxed phase of his life, but it is also an exciting time and an opportunity for Jamestown Public Schools.

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Dr. Rosemary Bradley

JAMESTOWN – The Jamestown School Board has accepted the resignation of Jamestown High School Principal Rosemary Bradley.

The board voted to accept the resignation during a special meeting Thursday morning, following a brief executive session.

“We thank Dr. Bradley for her service at Jamestown High School and wish her well in her professional journey,” Superintendent Bret Apthorpe said. “Mr. Williams’ leadership experience in our district and at JHS will help guide the school forward during this transition time until a new principal can be appointed.”

The resignation comes just five-and-half-months after Bradley began serving as principal of the high school. Her tenure there was highlighted by a vote of no confidence by the Jamestown Teachers Association in November, which came after an incident on Nov. 6 that involved students fighting and the school going into lockdown. At the most recent school board meeting on Dec. 3, over 100 people were in attendance with over two dozen voicing their concerns about student behavior at the school and also criticizing Bradley.

According to a media release sent out by the district later in the morning, the resignation is effective January 31, 2020. Current JHS Assistant Principal, Dana Williams, was appointed interim principal through June 30, 2020. Former JHS intern and Persell Middle School Special Education teacher, Allyson Smith, was also appointed as JHS Dean of Students.

Williams has worked for Jamestown Public Schools for 11 years as an assistant principal at Jamestown High School and Jefferson Middle School. He received his bachelor’s degree at SUNY Brockport and his master’s degree at St. Bonaventure University. He has a NYS School Administration/Supervision (SAS) Certification.

Miss Smith has been with the district since 2013 as a special education teacher at Persell Middle School. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Nazareth College. Miss Smith completed an internship this fall at Jamestown High School and is currently working on her administrative certificate at St. Bonaventure University.

The School Board and Apthorpe will announce plans for a new principal search in the very near future.

Nearly 200 people were in attendance for the Dec. 13, 2019 Jamestown Board of Education meeting at Jefferson Middle School.

JAMESTOWN – Over 150 students, parents, teachers and other community members were at Jefferson Middle School last night to attend the Jamestown School Board meeting and share their concerns about ongoing student behavior problems throughout the district and the impact its having on the community.

The anticipated turnout came after a student lockdown incident on Nov. 6 at Jamestown High School when fighting broke out in the hallway and police had to be called in to help calm things down. In all, 27 different people spoke to the school board, spending over an hour and a half to share concerns and also request changes in school policy.

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Jamestown Teachers Association president Stephanie Sardi

Among those who spoke was Jamestown Teachers Association president Stephanie Sardi, who said the administration needs to bring in more staff members who specialize in helping students with emotional and behavioral issues.

“As classroom teachers we are not in the position to meet the needs of students who should be seen by an interventionist on a regular basis,” Sardi said during her statement on behalf of the JTA. “The students we are talking about are those who are victims and witnesses of emotional, psychological and physical abuse. These students need to be identified and supported by the appropriate staff members at the very first sight of distress. So what is the purpose of us being here tonight? Our purpose is to let you know the Jamestown Teachers Association is going to continue to advocate for better work conditions for everyone – not just the teachers, but for the staff and students in each building.”

Another who spoke was parent Joanne Dean, who said that unless changes are made, more and more students who don’t have behavioral issues will leave the district.

“Our district seems to be doing a great job at providing resources needed to support the 25-30 percent of our student population that doesn’t graduate by keeping kids in school and increasing daily attendance. But this seems to be done at the expense of the 70-75 percent majority of our population. Those students are going to start leaving Jamestown Public Schools to attend a district where they will be the focus. We can’t afford for this to happen.”

Jamestown resident and parent Joanne Dean

Another parent who spoke was Alyssa Canfield, who said that even though her spouse works at Jamestown, her family is still considering having their children attend school outside of the district.

“We have four daughters in the Jamestown School district and one is in eighth grade and she is currently in AP classes. But we have had the conversation about putting money aside, because if our other children aren’t able to attend these classes, we will be paying to send them somewhere else. That should say a lot, coming from a teacher of the district who wants to send his kids somewhere else.”

Several students also spoke to the school board, including those Dylan Lydell, who said the district needs to bring back programs that provided better support for at risk students, like night school and other alternative educational programs.

“To be perfectly honest, most of the students who attend JHS are good. But it’s the other small percentage who don’t know how to show basic respect and behavior in school who ruin it for everyone else,” Lydell said. “We’re not exactly sure why the night O.S.S. and AP programs were ended, but the board stated it was due to budgetary constraints. The board also felt the night program wasn’t doing enough to help students academically. So instead they took the students who did not belong in a classroom because they can’t participate in basic behavioral practices and stuck them in with students who actually care about their studies. Behavior problems started almost immediately.”

Much of the concerns and criticisms from the public comment were aimed at both current high school principal Rosemary Bradley – who only joined the district at the start of this year, along with former school superintendent Tim Mains (who left the district in early 2017), who critics say was responsible for reducing or eliminating the consequences and punishment that had been used to deal with poor behavior. Some who spoke also voiced disappointment that their repeated concerns have fallen on deaf ears with the current administration.

The Jamestown Board of Education during the Dec. 3, 2019 meeting

“This is not a new problem. This problem was addressed and then ignored under old superintendent Tim Mains. Then almost two years ago, this was brought up with new superintendent Dr. Apthorpe during a meeting with JTA,” explained 4th grade teacher Joey Leone. “I thought JTA did a great job of presenting at the meeting. We talked about the problems of student behavior and discipline. We offered some solutions or ideas. I walked away feeling very frustrated, not really listened to, and dismissed. These feelings were also shared by my colleagues.”

Following the public comment, board president Paul Abbott thanked those who attended and said he and others will encourage the administration better deal with misbehavior across the district.

“I know this has been focused on the high school to a great deal but I also agree with the comments about making sure that we’re getting our house in order right from the foundation with our kindergartners and first graders. This is very important to us. I’m not asking for any credit for it, but I can tell you that we have labored over this a great deal even before Nov. 6 and we expect some immediate improvements.”

Jamestown School Superintendent Bret Apthorpe during the Dec. 3 school board meeting.

Prior to the public comment, School Superintendent Bret Apthorpe provided further details on a series of action steps that have been introduced in response to the high school lockdown incident, although the return of night school was not on the list. He did, however, say that among the steps being taken was identifying and removing 45 students from the high school who’ve exhibited chronic absenteeism and behavior issues. Those students will not be given alternative education programming at the school’s Tech Academy.

Apthorpe also said told WRFA following the meeting that other steps can and will be taken in the coming months. In the meantime, he was also thankful so many stakeholders showed up because it shows the community cares about its schools.

“It was a great two hours of public feedback and discussion. We need a lot more of that in this community,” Apthorpe said. “I thought the last speaker of the night – a mother of six kids – I thought she was very articulate about this should be the start of a conversation and a larger conversation of our community and being involved. I think its very healthy to have this sort of dialogue.”

Apthorpe also said he could not discuss how the district would deal with high school principal Bradley in the wake of the criticism from the students and staff, which included a vote of no confidence from JTA last month.

“While I can’t get into any individual personnel piece, it ultimately stops with me, the superintendent. So if our environments are not where they need to be I expect to be held accountable for that and the opposite is true of that. I expect people to do there jobs and hold them accountable for that,” Apthorpe said.

Apthorpe also said that the district will be providing an update on the various steps that have been undertaken and how they’ve impacted student behavior later this school year, most likely in mid March.

James School Board president Paul Abbott and school superintendent Bret Apthorpe during an April 2019 school board meeting.

JAMESTOWN – Officials with Jamestown Public Schools are expecting a large turnout for the Board of Education’s next regularly scheduled public meeting on Tuesday night, Dec. 3 beginning at 6 p.m.

As a result of the expected large audience, the meeting’s location has been changed to the auditorium of Jefferson Middle School. It was previously planned to be held in the school board meeting room inside the school administration building.

Tuesday’s meeting will be the school board’s first publicly held meeting since Jamestown High School was put into lockdown on Nov. 6 in response to fights that had broken out in the building. Following the incident, both parents and teachers voiced concern about the fighting and how the lockdown process played out. The Jamestown Teachers Association also announced it had issued a vote of no confidence in new high school principal Rosemary Bradley.

Meanwhile, the school board held a closed-door meeting the week after the lockdown to discuss student discipline matters and to finalize several action steps that would be taken in order to work toward preventing similar incidents from happening in the future.

The agenda for Tuesday’s meeting allows for an opportunity for public comment near the start of the meeting. The complete agenda can be found online at the school website.

According to the Post-Journal, the no confidence vote was held last week and followed an incident on Nov. 6 when the school was placed in lock-down following reported fight. The Jamestown Teachers Association says the lock-down incident is described as the “tipping point” for school staff, with 86% of JTA members supporting the vote. Three other unions — including paraprofessionals, secretaries and custodial staff at the high school — also held similar votes.

The no confidence vote is a symbolic, non-binding vote taken by the membership of a union as a way to express their concerns to the school board and district leadership.

JTA members say staff had concerns with Bradly prior to the Nov. 6 lock down incident and they first tried to work with her taking the no confidence vote. But they opted to hold the no confidence vote this past Thursday, citing a lack of trust and support for teachers, a lack of consistency in dealing with student behavior, as well as poor interpersonal relationships between Bradley and her staff, and poor decision-making in general.

Bradley has over 23 years experience as an educator. Prior to coming to Jamestown at the start of the new school year, she was an Assistant Principal for Alternative Education Program and Special Education Program at the Sullivan County BOCES. She had also worked as a science teacher for 19 years in the Rochester City School District.

JTA members are expected to present additional concerns during the school board’s next public meeting on Monday, Dec. 3.

James School Board president Paul Abbott and school superintendent Bret Apthorpe during an April 2019 school board meeting. The school board held a meeting on Nov. 12 to apparently discuss a recent fight at the high school which led to a lock-down, but that meeting was not open to the public. 

JAMESTOWN – Officials with Jamestown Public Schools have sent out a media release they say is intended to clarify what had happened last week when Jamestown High School was put in lock-down in response to fights that had broken out in the building.

The media release provides additional details on the incident that led the lock-down, acknowledging that there were actually two fights that took place on Wednesday, Nov. 6 – one of which moved from inside to outside of the high school building. The said both fights were initiated by the same group of three students and also said the School Resource Officer (SRO), normally on duty, was absent the day of the incident for unrelated matters. As a result, members of the Jamestown Police Department were called to the school to help respond to the fighting and while that response took place the school was put into lock down. There were also at least 15 teachers who immediately responded to the fight in the hallway.

“I would first like to commend and personally thank the many teachers and other faculty members who responded to last Wednesday’s incident,” said Paul Abbott, Jamestown School Board President. “It was a demonstration of their commitment to student safety. I was struck by how many staff intervened and how no additional students became involved in any way.”

The statement of clarification came Wednesday, only after the school board held a special, closed-door meeting Tuesday night to apparently discuss the incident – although specific details of what was discussed are not known because the meeting was not open to the public, including the media. This despite the board acknowledging it had determined several steps were decided upon and would be taken in order to work toward preventing similar incidents from happening in the future.

The additional action steps include:

• Additional safety training and drills will take place with formal debriefings.
• If the JHS SRO is absent, a different JPD officer will be assigned to JHS that day.
• Additional radios will be provided for the JHS emergency response team.
• Updated photos of all JHS students will be made accessible to staff.
• Professional development will be dedicated to de-escalation training for staff.
• An investigation of a contemporary security system will be included in the potential capital project plan to modernize JHS.
• At-risk students will be identified for intervention at the Tech Academy where personalized learning plans will be completed prior to return to JHS.

“This is only the start of a list of actions that we will take to ensure all students are safe,” School Superintendent Bret Apthorpe said in the media release. “It is important that we learn from, and improve upon, our procedures to provide the safest environment for our children to learn. We have zero tolerance for any of the behavior that was seen at Jamestown High School last week. All students involved, if found guilty of the charges at a superintendent hearing, will receive the maximum legal consequence. Safety of our children is, and will continue to be, our number one priority.”

While the school board held its meeting in private, the Jamestown High School Parent Teacher Student Association held its scheduled monthly meeting inside the high school auditorium. That meeting was to include High School Principal Rosemary Bradley, so that those in attendance could learn more about the incidents and student safety in the high school. However, it was learned at the start of that meeting that Bradley would not be in attendance and was instead at the special school board meeting. According to the Post-Journal, her absence was criticized by many in attendance at the JHSPTSA meeting.

Paul Abbott

According to Abbott, it was his decision to have her attend the school board meeting, rather than the JHSPTSA meeting.

“After discussion with Dr. Apthorpe, I decided by mid-day Thursday that the board needed to hold a special meeting,” Abbott said. “Allowing for the 72 hours for public notice for a meeting of the board, a logical and realistic meeting date was set for Tuesday, November 12. I directed that JHS Principal, Dr. Rosemary Bradley, be made available to answer questions. In the days leading up to our meeting, every member of our board had multiple conversations with faculty, administrators, staff, parents and students. As I have stated before, the safety of our schools is priority number one. We are constantly looking at ways to improve and it is important that we look at it from a critical viewpoint so that we don’t make the same mistake twice.”

Abbott, who is a retired Jamestown police officer and detective, also defended holding the meeting in private, saying it was intended to serve as a debriefing for the school board.

“During my career, I was involved in numerous critical incidents of every scale and size, including dozens of debriefings,” Abbott stated. “I have learned from my experiences that although we laud the positive actions taken, it is more important to assess what should have or could have been done better. I was never involved in a debriefing where it was decided that everything was perfect. The point of our Board of Education meeting was to look at this incident and try to improve as a district in order to avoid these types of events in the future. Last night wasn’t the end of the board’s involvement in this, it was simply the first formal action taken.”

The next scheduled Jamestown School Board meeting is December 3 at 6 p.m. in the school administration building and is open to the public.

Jamestown High School

JAMESTOWN – A group of concerned parents who are worried about their children’s safety gathered at Jamestown High School last night, although no one from the school administration or school board was on hand to hear from them.

The Post-Journal is reporting that the Jamestown High School Parent, Teacher, Student Association held its monthly meeting in the High School auditorium last night with the main topic of discussing focusing on violence in the school, following last week’s fight that put the school in emergency lock-down and led to charges being filed against some students.

Parents said that while they understand that fighting came happen in any school, they feel it is growing especially out of hand in Jamestown and are also concerned with how the school has dealt with the issue, saying the students who are allegedly causing the most trouble are continuously allowed to remain in the school with other students who are there to learn.

The meeting was to include an appearance by high school principal Rosemary Bradley. However, she was instead called to attend a special meeting by the Jamestown School Board, which was scheduled to take place at the same time. That meeting dealt with student discipline issues and as a result it was held in executive session, meaning it was not open to the public.

The next public school board meeting is set to take place on Tuesday, Dec. 3 in the school administration building.

Jamestown High School

JAMESTOWN – Jamestown High School was in emergency lock-down late Wednesday morning and into the afternoon after a fight broke out between six unidentified students.

The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. and Jamestown Police were called to the scene to assist school security and staff members who were working to stop the fight.  No one was seriously injured in the incident but some property was damaged inside the school when a small hallway window was broken.

High School Principal Rosemary Bradley said the lock-down was issued to keep students staff and was lifted once the situation was under control.  She also said no weapons were used in the fight and – contrary to an early rumor that a stabbing may have occurred – no one was seriously injured. Her complete message is posted below.

Jamestown police say charges are pending further investigation.

Meanwhile, some parents of students in the district have voiced their concerns over the incident on social media and are working to organize a group of parents to attend the next school board meeting, which will take place on December 3 at 6 p.m. in the school administration building on Martin Road.

MESSAGE FROM JHS PRINCIPAL ROSEMARY BRADLEY

Today, as you may know, there was an incident at the high school, involving six students fighting in the hallway. The building was placed in lockdown to keep all students and staff safe. The JHS staff and Jamestown Police Department responded swiftly. No weapons were used during this fight. There were no serious injuries, and parents of the students involved have been notified. Students involved in the fight have been removed from the building and charged by the Jamestown Police Department. There was a small hallway window broken during the altercation with no other damage to the school building.

Safety is our number one concern and we will not tolerate this kind of behavior in our school. As a school community, we are going out of our way to create an environment where your child is safe and able to be successful in every way. This incident will not define who we are. We continue to have high expectations for all our students, not only academically, but also in how we treat each other as a school family. Please take this opportunity to talk with your child about the importance of contributing positively to our school environment.

If you need our assistance in any way, please contact us.  We continue to appreciate your support in providing your child with the best JHS has to offer!

Respectfully,
Dr. Rosemary Bradley
JHS Principal

Dr. Rosemary Bradley

JAMESTOWN – The Jamestown School Board has approved the appointment of a new principal for Jamestown High School starting next school year.  During Wednesday night’s board meeting, the board acted on making Dr. Rosemary Bradley the next JHS principal and also introduced her to the community.

Bradley currently serves as an assistant principal at BOCES in Sullivan County – situated at the southern end of the Catskills.

After being appointed Bradley thanked the board and said she looks forward to working at the High School.

“I want to thank [Board President Paul] Abbott and the board because you have entrusted your students and staff to me and I take that very seriously. I am honored. Thank you Dr. Apthorpe and the rest of the leadership team that met with me and got to know me. You saw past my resume and experience and you looked into my heart. You found something that you wanted for Jamestown and please know that the feeling is mutual,” Bradley said.

Bradley has over 23 years experience as an educator. In addition to her current role as Assistant Principal for Alternative Education Program and Special Education Program at the Sullivan County BOCES, she was also a science teacher for 19 years in grades 6 to 12 in the Rochester City School District. While at Rochester City Schools, she was also a curriculum writer for ELA and science, served as a literacy coach and new teacher mentor, and helped facilitate professional development for staff.

As part of her current administrative role at BOCES, Bradley rolled out new literacy programs, supported teachers in their progress monitoring and instructional planning, functioned as academic summer school principal, improved communications between school and families, worked with special education systems, and worked with high needs/at-risk students.

JHS has struggled in recent years with below average student achievement, primarily due to a high amount of absenteeism.  Bradley said that she is plans to spend her first year at the school doing a full assessment of the challenges and also begin the work to correct them.

“One of my biggest goals is to build relationships. At this point I know nothing and have no answers, however, the number one goal is for me to get to know the staff and the students of that high school. It will be out of that interaction and building those relationships that then I can decide where I need to focus and grow,” Bradley said.

Bradley will replace current principal Michael McElrath, who is staying in the district after this year but will be responsible for a new role as overseeing the operations of the soon-to-be-opened Success Academy at the former Rogers Elementary School.

Bradley will start working in the school district on July 1.