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Coupeville’s former super Supe lands big job

Posted in Administration, tagged Coupeville School District, Dr. Jim Shank, Emery School District, new hire, superintendent, Utah on June 21, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Dr. Jim Shank and daughter Ashlie hang out at a game in 2018. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The good doctor is off to Utah once more.

Former Coupeville Schools Superintendent Dr. Jim Shank will head up the Emery County School District in Huntington after being hired earlier this week.

As district superintendent, he will oversee two high schools, two middle schools, and six elementary schools.

Shank, who was a finalist when Coupeville replaced the departing Steve King earlier this year, has most recently been employed by the North Beach School District.

During his stint on Central Whidbey, which ran from 2013-2018, the dapper doctor was instrumental in numerous projects being completed.

This included, but wasn’t limited to, a new track oval and facilities, new bleachers in the gym, a new stadium at Mickey Clark Field, and the creation of the Wall of Fame in the CHS gym.

He also was a huge supporter when we held the 101st anniversary of Coupeville High School boys’ basketball.

Before arriving on Whidbey, Dr. Shank was a principal and Director of Federal Programs with the Idaho Falls School District.

He then served as a superintendent in Juab, Utah, and followed up his Coupeville stint with jobs in Idaho before returning to Washington.

Three of his and Sallie’s children — Matt, Brian, and Ashlie — attended Coupeville schools, with the first two of that trio graduating from CHS.

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Superintendent candidates coming to a forum near you

Posted in Administration, tagged Coupeville School District, Dr. Jim Shank, final four, forums, superintendent on March 30, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Live and in color.

The four finalists to become the next superintendent for the Coupeville School District will be front and center early next month.

There will be public forums April 8 and 9, with both held in the Coupeville High School Performing Arts Center.

Community members will have a chance to meet each of the finalists and ask questions.

As you enter the PAC that night, 3×5 cards will be available at the door for people to write down said queries.

If you go Barbara Walters on us and ask, “If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?” you will be applauded … and ejected from the room.

And now I’m being informed I may have misunderstood the rules…

Anyways, the lineup:

April 8:

Dr. Jim Shank (6:10-7:00 PM)

Tim LaGrange (7:05-7:55 PM)

April 9:

Shannon Leatherwood (6:10-7:00 PM)

Scott Peacock (7:05-7:55 PM)

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Four finalists vie for Superintendent gig

Posted in Administration, tagged Coupeville School District, Dr. Jim Shank, school board, Scott Peacock, Shannon Leatherwood, superintendent, Tim LaGrange on March 27, 2024| Leave a Comment »

It’s final four time.

While the NCAA basketball tourney still has a way to go to chop its teams down, the Coupeville School Board has cut candidates for superintendent to that magic number.

The decision was announced Wednesday morning and comes on the heels of interviews the day before.

The finalists to replace the departing Steve King are Dr. Jim Shank, Shannon Leatherwood, Scott Peacock, and Tim LaGrange.

Shank previously worked as Coupeville Superintendent from 2013-2018, while the other three would be newcomers to Cow Town.

The fab four will have a final round of interviews April 8-9, with each candidate participating in a “full day of focus group discussions, school tours, a board interview, and a community forum.”

Information on the forums will be announced soon, said School Board President Morgan White.

To read bios on the finalists, pop over to:

https://www.coupeville.k12.wa.us/Page/334

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Break the bank for Shank!!

Posted in Administration, tagged Dr. Jim Shank, Dr. Karen Cloninger, Longview, new hire, superintendent, Wall of Fame on February 23, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Dr. Jim Shank, enjoying a moment of Zen in the CHS gym while sitting beneath his beloved “Sad Coyote” painting. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The biggest potential free agent on the market is still out there, Cow Town. Get this thing done!

As the Coupeville School District conducts a superintendent search, no name delivers the same pizazz as Dr. Jim Shank.

And now, with the Longview School District choosing a different candidate Friday to fill its own open position, the dapper doctor could be back in play for a return to Whidbey Island.

Dr. Karen Cloninger, who is coming from Spokane, was chosen over two other finalists who both graduated from Longview-area schools — Shank and John Hannah.

So now the buzz gets going again.

Does Dr. Shank remain with the North Beach School District in Grays Harbor County?

Or will he consider bouncing back to reclaim the top seat in a Coupeville School District he led to great success from 2013-2018?

Will the lure of “The Sad Coyote” bring him back to Cow Town??

I’m asking you, for I do not know the answer.

School board members are notoriously tight-lipped and ultra-professional about stuff like this, and I haven’t been able to electronically bug all the district offices … yet.

But I know what I want, and that’s to see the man who gave us a new stadium, a new track oval, and both new bleachers and the Wall of Fame in the gym, come ambling back down Main Street.

Only time will tell how this story plays out, but I got a crisp fiver here to help sweeten the pot.

Don’t go for a single or try to leg out a double, Coupeville. Swing for the fences on this one.

Break the bank (if need be) for Shank!

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Shank finalist for Longview superintendent gig

Posted in Not sports? Tough!, tagged CHS Wolves, Dr. Jim Shank, finalist, Longview, sad coyote, superintendent on February 19, 2024| 1 Comment »

Dr. Jim Shank and daughter Ashlie hang out at a game during their Cow Town days. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Popular former Coupeville Superintendent Dr. Jim Shank is one of three finalists for a similar position with the Longview School District.

The district, located in Cowlitz County, sits in the Southwestern portion of Washington state and is infamous for being where I was born.

The Longview School Board announced its finalists this past Saturday and issued a statement pledging to choose a new superintendent Friday, Feb. 23.

A report in the local newspaper, The Daily News, details that Shank, Dr. Karen Cloninger, and John Hannah will participate in community forums Tuesday-Thursday at R.A. Long High School.

Cloninger is the assistant superintendent of East Valley School District in Spokane Valley, while Hannah is superintendent of the Morton School District.

Shank, who recently received a long-overdue induction into the Coupeville Sports Hall o’ Fame, is an R.A. Long graduate, a distinction he shares with Hannah.

During his time in Cow Town between 2013-2018, Shank oversaw construction of Coupeville’s stadium, its track oval, and new bleachers in the CHS gym.

He also played a large role in the creation of the school’s Wall of Fame, basically allowing me to run free if I agreed to retain the giant mural of “The Sad Coyote.”