Mary Wegner is the Superintendent of Sitka Schools 1250 students.

• City school district
• Small community that knows excellence.
• Wonderful community partners.
• Great partnerships with local groups.
• Under 1/3 of staff are our graduates.
• 65% of elected officials are our graduates.
• Paris of the Pacific.
• They take a little bit of Sitka with them.
• Superintendent visits every single classroom.
• During the year, pick different areas of focus and visit those classrooms.
• Understand the K-12 curriculum in all areas.
• Superintendent’s Spotlight newsletter.
• There is great power in small school systems of being able to get close the work.
• 1:1 for each student is growing because the superintendent is in the schools
• How the work changes when you are focused on the classroom.
• Angst during budget time has decreased with more focus being put on the classrooms.
• Budget process which gives more transparency. See current budget

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