Wichita district announces leadership changes at schools

The Wichita school district on Friday announced leadership changes for next school year, including new principals at several elementary schools.

The changes are prompted by the retirement of several veteran elementary leaders, officials said in a statement posted on the district’s website.

▪ Dana Matheny, assistant principal at Gardiner Elementary, will become the principal at OK Elementary, replacing Stacie Ricker, who is leaving the district.

▪ Paula Rodriguez, assistant principal at Christa McAuliffe Academy, will become the principal at White Elementary, replacing the retiring Marcia Shepler.

▪ Chris Wendt, principal at Cloud, will become the principal at Minneha Elementary, replacing the retiring Linda Hope.

▪ Patricia Brown, assistant principal at Cloud, will become Cloud’s principal.

▪ Michelle Ingenthron, principal at Ortiz Elementary, will become the principal at Colvin Elementary, replacing the retiring Karen Whittle.

▪ Kristina Bowyer, assistant principal at Mueller, will become the principal at Ortiz.

▪ Angie Brown, assistant principal at Coleman, will become the principal at Seltzer Elementary, replacing Laura Thompson, who is taking another position in the district.

▪ Ken Jantz, the district’s director of ESOL services, will become director of Multilingual Education Services, replacing the retiring Dalia Hale.

The district so far has not announced any leadership changes at middle or high schools.

This story was originally published May 1, 2015 at 6:09 PM with the headline "Wichita district announces leadership changes at schools."