WINONA, Minn. – The principal at St. Charles High School, Brad Berzinski, has been named superintendent of Winona schools. At St. Charles he has been principal of the Grades 7-12 secondary school with an enrollment of 490 in a district of 1,030 students. It is a career step to be superintendent at Winona with 2,500 students. Berzinski is no stranger to Winona. He is a Winona High School graduate and later was an athletic director, a principal and a teacher in the district. The other finalist was Angi McAndrews, a middle school principal in Rochester. Depending on how contract negotiations go, Berzinski will start in July. The school board will enter into contract negotiations with Berzinski soon. The contract will go to the School Board at its regular meeting on June 8. Superintendent salaries s in mid-size Minnesota school districts the size of Winona are in the $140,000 to $160,000 range.
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Berzinski. For him a homecoming.
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Nancy Denzer, School Board chair: “The board is thrilled to have Brad begin as a superintendent. He did an exceptional job in both the first and second interviews. He is well prepared to help move our district forward.”