An elementary principal in the Sedalia School District 200 has announced her retirement effective at the end of the school year.

Kelly McFatrich, who has been principal of Skyline Elementary School since 2006, has announced her retirement, effective at the end of the 2025-26 school year.

McFatrich joined the district in 1996 as a fifth-grade teacher at Washington Elementary. She became the school’s guidance counselor in 2001 and held that position until her promotion to Skyline principal in 2006. McFatrich earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Central Missouri; she also holds master’s and specialist degrees in educational administration from William Woods University.

Among her accomplishments, McFatrich was named the 2024 Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals Central Region Distinguished Principal. For the 2022-23 school year, Skyline Elementary was ranked 4th in the state for student growth in the area of English Language Arts (ELA), according to the St. Louis University Prime Center Statewide Growth Report. The Prime Center obtained MAP scores from 1,009 elementary schools and Skyline was among seven schools that showed the highest attainable growth score of 100, which means the student growth between the 3rd grade MAP test and the 4th grade MAP test was exceptional.

This year, Skyline was recognized as 12th in the state of Missouri for growth in English Language Arts on the MAP test. On the 2025 APR Report, the school earned 93.7% of the points for Performance and a full 100% for Continuous Improvement. All areas in Math and Language Arts were rated “On Track” or “At Target.