A couple of new administrators were approved in an area school district by its school board on Monday, April 13.
According to a news release, the Sedalia School District 200 School Board approved Jeremy Fry (above) as assistant principal at Smith-Cotton Junior High School.
Fry currently is the interim principal at Sedalia Middle School. He earned his bachelor of science degree in elementary education from Missouri Valley College in Marshall in May 2006. He also holds a master’s degree in elementary administration from William Woods University in Fulton (May 2014).
He started his career as an art teacher, first in Sweet Springs (2006-07) and then in Marshall (2007-08). He came to the Sedalia 200 district as a teacher at SMS in 2009. He served as the school’s library media specialist from 2015-2019 before being named interim principal after the passing of Principal Brendan Eisenmenger in November.
Superintendent Steve Triplett said, “Mr. Fry did an excellent job carrying forth Mr. Eisenmenger’s vision at SMS. In his new role, he will have an opportunity to be part of a strong leadership team and to work with students he became familiar with at the middle school.”
Fry is looking forward to working with new SCJH Principal Stacy Curry and fellow Assistant Principal Ashleigh Noland.
“I’m also looking forward to having students for more than just a year,” he said. “I also look forward to being an instructional leader, helping support my teachers when it comes to best educational practices and supporting them when it comes to a student’s social-emotional development, as well.”
Also, the board approved Angie Meyer (below) as the next principal of Heber Hunt Elementary School.
Meyer, currently the instructional coach at Sedalia Middle School, earned a bachelor of science degree in elementary education from Missouri Valley College in Marshall in May 1999. She also holds a master’s degree in elementary administration from William Woods University in Fulton (December 2002).
Meyer began her career as an elementary teacher in the Pettis County R-XII district in the 1999-2000 school year. She held the same position in the Morgan County R-I district from 2001-2005 before coming into the Sedalia 200 district as teacher at Washington Elementary from 2005-2007. She served as Washington’s instructional coach from 2007-2015, then moved to a teaching position at Heber Hunt Elementary from 2015-18. She began her current role at SMS in 2018.
Triplett said, “Ms. Meyer has experience at Heber Hunt, so she knows the school’s climate and culture. She connects with students well and is committed to their success. I am confident she will provide hands-on leadership for Heber Hunt at every level.”
Meyer is looking forward to reconnecting with the staff and students at Heber Hunt.
“Heber Hunt has always felt like home to me,” she said. “From attending school here as an elementary student myself to teaching third and fourth grade just a few years ago, I feel that my previous time in this building helps me to understand the strengths of Heber Hunt. It also will allow me to build off of those strengths to make Heber Hunt a positive and exciting environment for students and staff members.”
Photos provided by Sedalia School District 200