DULUTH, MN (KDAL) – The Duluth School Board has approved new leadership for ISD 709.
Anthony Bonds was named the new assistant superintendent and Jen Larva as interim director of curriculum and instruction for Duluth Public Schools.
The Duluth School District also announced Joanna Walters as assistant principal at Denfeld High School. Walters replaces Tom Tusken, whose appointment to principal for Denfeld was announced earlier this year.
Bonds comes to Duluth from the Anniston City School District where he served as executive director of curriculum and instruction. In this position he was responsible for overseeing teaching, learning and innovation and supporting, managing and evaluating principals and district office directors. His experience includes assistant superintendent of Teaching, Learning & Innovation for the Beloit, WI School District, supporting programming and operations for thirteen schools including virtual learning and alternative programs.
Larva’s is principal at Lowell Elementary, where she collaborated with the MN Department of Education Regional Centers of Excellence to develop, implement and support practice profiles in reading and mathematics. She provided leadership throughout the launch and implementation of two language immersion programs at Lowell and addressed equity through the school’s continuous improvement team and use of the Tool for Educational Equity with staff and families.
Walters’s experience includes dean of students for Denfeld High School, Myers-Wilkins Elementary and Lincoln Park Middle Schools.
“School leaders, whether at the school or district level, provide crucial support to children, staff and families,” said John Magas superintendent of Duluth Schools in a statement. “Student success is directly impacted by their leadership.”
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