The Juneau School District hired a new director of student services Friday, filling a position left vacant when current Superintendent Bridget Weiss took her new role.<\/p>\n
Christopher Aguirre, who is currently the assistant superintendent of the North Slope Borough School District in Utqiagvik, will take over the position in July, according to a JSD release Friday. Aguirre has 20 years of education experience in Alaska, Texas and New York and is particularly experienced in career and technical education (CTE).<\/p>\n
He’s been in his position at the North Slope district for two years, and the dropout rate fell from 9 percent to 3 percent in that time. When Aguirre was Kodiak High School’s principal, the school’s graduation rate went from 87 percent to 96 percent in three years, the JSD release states.<\/p>\n
Weiss left the director of student services position for that of superintendent at the beginning of the 2018-2019 school <\/a>year<\/a>. The district has been searching for her replacement since January, according to the release. In a statement, Aguirre said he and his wife are excited to continue their journey through Alaska’s education system.<\/p>\n “We started our life together in Skagway so it is special to return to Southeast Alaska,” Aguirre said in the release. “I am excited to be joining a team of such dedicated professionals and I am looking forward to serving Juneau students.”<\/p>\n