New superintendent of Mt. Edgecumbe High School named
Janelle Vanasse of Bethel has been named superintendent and director of Mt. Edgecumbe High School, the state-operated boarding school in Sitka. She replaces Bill Hutton, who will retire June 30.
Vanasse is director of secondary education at the Lower Kuskokwim School District and has served as principal and assistant principal of Bethel Regional High School, and executive director of Yuut Elitnaurviat, a non-profit in Bethel that provides vocational training to youth and adults. Vanasse also was a specialist in special education and grants for the Lower Kuskokwim School District and a teacher in Fairbanks and Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.Vanasse oversaw its Ready Academies, which are boarding programs of variable length; oversaw student data and testing; supervised school administrators and provided professional development for principals and teachers.
Vanasse holds a bachelor of science degree in special education from St. Cloud University in Minnesota, a master of education degree in administration from the University of Alaska Anchorage, and will complete her superintendent’s endorsement from the University of Alaska Southeast in May.
The State Board of Education & Early board approved Vanelle’s appointment March 22 at its meeting in Juneau.
