New CAAEP principal hire is made

On May 13, the school board voted to accept the employment of Dr. Marcia Nelson as CAAEP principal Connie Hyde’s replacement at a salary of $111,576.

“Dr. Nelson is being recommended due to her strong background and experience as a school principal and with alternative learning centers,” superintendent Michael Cary wrote in his recommendation.

Nelson most recently worked in the educational specialist program at St. Mary’s University in Rochester, Minnesota. She has 30 years of experience as a teacher and administrator in K-12 schools, with a focus on at-risk students. She worked in Twin Cities area schools before becoming an assistant principal for eight years at Denfeld High School in Duluth and as an interim principal at Rock Ridge in Virginia.

She grew up in Menomonie, Wisconsin and has been familiar with the area since she was a child, with relatives and a family cabin in the Superior area.