William Tyson Elementary
April 2022
Welcome Tyson's New Principal
Greetings, William Tyson Staff and Community.
It's my pleasure to share with you, pending final School Board approval, that Ms. Shauna Booton will be William Tyson Elementary School's principal beginning in the 2022-23 school year. Ms. Booton comes to William Tyson Elementary after working for the last two years as the Assistant Principal at Kasuun Elementary. Prior to serving the Kasuun community, Ms. Booton served as the Behavior Specialist at North Star Elementary and as a Special Education Teacher at Fairview Elementary. Please join me in officially welcoming Ms. Shauna Booton as the new principal at William Tyson Elementary School. Go, William Tyson Ravens!
Shauna will be arranging a time to meet individually with all staff soon and will also be introduced to staff at our Wednesday staff meeting.
Thank you all for your support and welcoming Ms. Booton to William Tyson
Principal ​John Kito
Hello William Tyson community!
My name is Shauna Booton and I am honored to be serving you as the principal for the 2022-23
school year. I look forward to getting to know you as I learn what it means to be a Tyson Raven.
I was born and raised in Littleton, CO and have lived and taught in Anchorage for the last 10
years. I love the endless mountains for hiking with my dog, backcountry for camping and skiing,
and wild rivers for fly-fishing but the people I have met here are what has truly kept me here and
I am overjoyed to continue building my community at Tyson!
I have been the Assistant Principal at Kasuun Elementary for the past 2 years, and before that I
worked as a Special Education teacher at Fairview Elementary and a Behavior Specialist at
North Star Elementary. My heart in education will always be the students. I truly believe that all
students deserve to be valued and seen at school and have access to engaging instruction and
high standards of learning in order to grow, with no exceptions. It is my job to support teachers
in giving students meaningful learning opportunities so they can thrive. As I transition over to
Tyson, I aim to listen to students, community and staff in order to learn what is important to you
and how I can best support and serve you. I believe that building connections and working
together is the best way we can grow!
I know that William Tyson Elementary has a remarkable story and it is an honor to follow in the
footsteps of Mr. Kito. I cannot wait to discover more about your school, culture, and community.
Mr. Kito and I will be working together to plan a community open house, so stay tuned for
details. In the meantime, please feel free to email me at booton_shauna@asdk12.org if you
have any questions.
Wishing you well,
Shauna Booton
How to get to the testing site located behind our school...
William Tyson Elementary School
Website: https://www.asdk12.org/tyson
Location: 2801 Richmond Avenue, Anchorage, AK, USA
Phone: (907)742-8000
Facebook: facebook.com/TysonElementarySchool