New Administrators :::

For Release: August 7, 2007

LTHS announces administration changes

Over the summer, Lyons Township High School underwent several changes --parking lots were resurfaced, classrooms were refurbished, and new faces have been brought to the administrative side of the high school staff. There are three new hires and three new assignments for the fall school year.

NEW ASSIGNMENTS
Julia Brenson
has moved from her position as a Math teacher to be the new Director of Research and Assessment. Brenson has been employed at Lyons Township High School since 1999 and has taught many math and science related classes, including AP Statistics, AP Computer Science, Algebra II Prep, Trig/Pre-Calculus and Physics Prep. As part of her new job description, she will analyze testing data and work closely with the Director of Curriculum and Instruction to better serve LT students.

Adam Davis, a counselor of two years, will be working as a North Campus Assistant Principal with the class of 2009

Ed Piotrowski will now serve as the North Campus Associate Principal. He held a South Campus Assistant Principal position for the past two years and was a Math teacher at LT for five years before that.

NEW HIRES
Kelly Dostall
will serve as a new South Campus Assistant Principal. She was the Dean of Students at Woodstock High School from 2002-2004, and then became an Assistant Principal. Prior experience also includes serving as the Director of Student Activities at Geneva High School and a Spanish teacher before that.

Bob Fritch has been hired as the new Applied Arts Division Chair, overseeing classes and teachers in subjects based in career, family and life-skills development. He has teaching and administrative experience at the high school level as the Applied Arts Department Chair at Plainfield North High School since 2005; he taught at Naperville North High School prior to that.

Tim Kilrea was hired as the new Director of Human Resources, replacing Attila Wenninger who moved on to superintendent at Oak Park-River Forest High School. Kilrea has had extensive high school administration experience, working at both Lincoln-Way East High School and Thornton Fractional. His most recent positions at Thornton included serving as Principal and Assistant Superintendent.

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