Coupeville High School Vice Principal Leonard Edlund will not return during the 2023-2024 school year.
Meanwhile, Dean of Students Tom Black, originally a budget cut, has been returned to full-time status after starting the year as a part-timer.
Those changes were announced in an email Friday by Coupeville Superintendent Steve King.
The pertinent details:
Recently, we learned that Mr. Edlund, our MSHS Assistant Principal, will not be able to return to work during the 23-24 school year.
Given this, we are adjusting our plans for staffing and administration support for the secondary campus for the remainder of the school year.
At the beginning of the school year, we made the following changes to help absorb the loss of Mr. Edlund:
1. We brought Mr. Black back to work on a part-time basis as a temporary Dean of Students.
2. To continue providing leadership for our Career and Technical Education Program (CTE), we brought on Susan Haldezos-Galligan, formerly Johnson, to be our CTE Director.
3. We restored days to Allyson Cundiff’s contract that had been cut over the summer so she could assist Mr. (Geoff) Kappes with staff evaluations.
With the updated information regarding Mr. Edlund, we are making changes to the plan for the remainder of the school year.
First of all, we will continue to support the changes made above.
Last week, when we learned that Mr. Edlund would not be returning, we restored Mr. Black to full-time.
We are also exploring the possibility of hiring an interim assistant principal for the remainder of the school year, with Feb. 1 as a potential target start date.
This plan is still being developed, and all options are being considered as we find a viable option to support students and staff while considering the financial implications.
Unfortunately, this evolving situation has affected the secondary campus while increasing district expenses.
I want to thank everyone for their continued work absorbing the significant workload in Mr. Edlund’s absence.
We will inform you once we have finalized our plans for the remainder of the school year.
Meanwhile, we’re all keeping Mr. Edlund in our thoughts and wishing him a full recovery.
Coupeville Sports 