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Winona Area Public Schools (WAPS) staff have selected a new Winona Senior High School (WSHS) principal. Heather Fitzloff, who has served as an assistant principal at Prior Lake High School in Savage, Minn., for nine years, is recommended to be the next leader of WSHS, according to Superintendent Annette Freiheit. School Board members will vote on whether to approve the selection at their June 3 meeting. If approved, Fitzloff would begin on July 1. The selection follows the current principal’s resignation. WSHS Principal Mark Anderson will step down at the end of this school year to begin in his new role, principal of Kennedy Secondary School in Fergus Falls, Minn., in July. He has worked at WAPS for more than 10 years. Prior to becoming the WSHS principal in 2016, he served as the Winona Middle School principal. ....
WAPS’ racial disparity in discipline persists (5/5/2021)
Black students at Winona Area Public Schools (WAPS) were suspended seven times more often than their white peers last school year. As the district nears the end of a three-year agreement with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) to reduce the disparity in discipline between students of color and white students, that disparity remains largely unchanged. Later this year, WAPS will submit a final report to the MDHR regarding suspension rates. The district is one of many that entered agreements with the department. “We all agree that kids can’t learn if they’re not in the classroom,” former MDHR Commissioner Kevin Lindsey told the Winona Post in 2018. ....
Winona Area Public Schools’ (WAPS) Diversity and Equity Committee (DEC) is charged with making sure minority students have equitable access to education and helping the district fulfill its mission: “welcoming all learners.” Over the course of last year, several DEC members expressed frustration at how little progress they felt was being made. “It’s like we can’t move,” DEC member, Black parent, and former WAPS administrator Maurella Cunningham said. “It’s like when you’re in a dream, and you can’t accomplish things. It shouldn’t be that difficult.” District leaders said WAPS is making progress while also facing a pandemic that poses extreme challenges for educators. ....
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