(KLZA)-- A new elementary school principal and assessment director has been hired for the 2017-18 school year at Falls City North Elementary School.
Superintendent Tim Heckenlively has announced that Shelly Leyden who currently serves as Curriculum Director and Middle School Girls Basketball Coach has been hired for the position.
Leyden completed the Doane College Educational Leadership Program for her Master’s Degree in K-12 Administration and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Nebraska in Secondary Education.
She brings a background in curriculum and instruction, AdvancedED School Improvement and instructional leadership to District 56. She has been with District 56 since the start of the 2014-15 school year.
Leyden previously taught high school mathematics and coached cross-country at Bellevue East High School and Lincoln North Star High School.
Leyden will replace Shawn Emerson who has resigned to accept a position in Missouri.
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