At last evening's Board of Education meeting, the following administrative appointments were approved.

• Assistant Principal of Dr. Martin Luther King in Westwood Elementary School: Erika Zavasky
• Assistant Principal of Parkwood Upjohn Elementary School: Sierra Prather
• Assistant Principal of Prairie Ridge Elementary School: Charles Green
• Assistant Principal of Winchell Elementary School: Tammo Nelson
• Assistant Principal of Woods Lake Elementary School: Glenda Forbes

The Art Department is holding its second annual Bronson Park Outdoor Art Show May 20-29 in downtown Kalamazoo. An opening celebration will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday, May 22. The event will include face painting, free books, and food trucks.

The link to the KPS Interactive Virtual Art Exhibition 2022 is below. This is also where the community can leave public comments on the artwork to uplift our KPS student artists.

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The Fetzer Center was jam packed with families, KPS employees, and community partners Wednesday evening who came together to celebrate our Kalamazoo Public Schools Cultural Heritage Appreciation Night and Summer Literacy Kick-Off, hosted by the district’s ESL, World Languages and Bilingual Education Department and our new Newcomers Program. There were musical, dance, poetry and song performances by the students, and a career show by one of the Lincoln newcomer classes. The program culminated with a flag ceremony. KPS has had a long history of celebrating the contributions of all of our families and the wonderful language and cultural depth they add to our classrooms and the district. The distrist isso proud of our families and all they contribute to making KPS one of the most diverse school districts in West Michigan.

The El Sol Gardening Club was created by the Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo coordinators Perla Medina Cano and Carolin Rodriguez. So far, the club has planted herbs such as peppermint, basil, cilantro, parsley, and rosemary. They've also planted strawberries, tomatoes, lettuce, leeks, and radishes. The club is open to students. They tend the garden at recess and after school.

Head Basketball Coach

Phoenix High School

Job ID: 4020

Elementary Grade 3 Teacher

El Sol Elementary

Job ID: 4017

Middle School Science Teacher

Hillside Middle

Job ID: 4008

Middle School Science Teacher

Linden Grove Middle

Job ID: 4009

Middle School Social Studies Teacher

Maple Street Middle

Job ID: 4010

Middle School Math Teacher

Maple Street Middle

Job ID: 4011

Middle School Art Teacher

Maple Street Middle

Job ID: 4012

Middle School Special Education Teacher

Maple Street Middle

Job ID: 4013

Middle School Physical Education Teacher

Maple Street Middle

Job ID: 4015

Middle School Math Teacher

Milwood Middle

Job ID: 4014

High School English Teacher

Phoenix High School

Job ID: 4016

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