WINONA, Minn. – A Winona High School grad from 28 years ago. Kristie O’Brien, has returned as the School District’s director of learning and teaching. O’Brien’s job is to guide systemic improvements for students’ social, emotional and educational needs. He salary: $101,700. For seven years O’Brien was principal for an international school in Shanghai, China. She also taught English as a second language in Minneapolis and suburban Richfield.
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O’Brien: “I understand what it’s like to live in other countries as a ‘foreigner,’ how difficult it can be to operate in another language, which builds my compassion. In China, I had colleagues from all over the world and learned about their home countries’ rich educational priorities.”
O’Brien. Assignments include building professional learning communities, multi-tier support systems, and behavioral intervention systems.