FWCS Approves Principal Positions for 2012-13
Record Number: 8908 Displayed from: Jun 12 2012 12:00AM, until: Aug 19 2012 12:00AMThe Fort Wayne Community Schools Board of School Trustees on Monday, June 11, approved several administrative changes for the 2012-13 school year.
Jana Ankenbruck, Harris Elementary Principal
Jana Ankenbruck joined FWCS in 2004 as
principal of Arlington Elementary. She began her career in education at East Allen County Schools where she
worked for 14 years. At Harris, she replaces Carolyn Sleet, who is retiring.
Jayson Balsley, Nebraska Elementary Principal
Jayson Balsley has been with FWCS since
2007, joining the district as assistant principal at Fairfield Elementary. In 2009, he became assistant
principal of Franke Park Elementary, and for the 2010-11 school year, he served as assistant principal of
Croninger Elementary. In 2011-12, he served as principal at Harrison Hill Elementary. He began his career in
education as an elementary teacher in the Penn-Harris-Madison district and worked for nine years as a teacher
and assistant principal in Houston,Texas. AtNebraska, he replaces Carrie Kennedy, who is moving to
Croninger.
Rebecca Dennis, Haley Elementary Principal
Rebecca Dennis joined FWCS in 2008 as
principal of Croninger Elementary. Prior to coming to FWCS, she worked for more than 21 years as an elementary
school teacher in Florida, Ohio and Indiana and was a adjunct instructor at Ivy Tech Community College in
Marion for six years. She also served as principal of Southern Wells Elementary School for two years and as
principal of Triton Elementary School in Bourbon, Ind., for a year and a half before moving to FWCS. At Haley,
she replaces Nathan Spicer, who is retiring.
Diane Dikeolakos, Arlington Elementary Principal
Diane Dikeolakos began her career in
education as a language arts and social studies teacher at Memorial Park Middle School in 2002, a position she
held until she became assistant principal at Fairfield Elementary in 2009. At Arlington, she replaces Jana
Ankenbruck, who is moving to Harris.
Carrie Kennedy, Croninger Elementary Principal
Carrie Kennedy joined FWCS in 2001 as
a math and science teacher at Lane Middle School. During the 2008-09 school year, she served as an
administrative intern at Nebraska Elementary School and Memorial Park Middle School. During the 2009-10 school
year, she served as principal at Pleasant Center Elementary and a year later, she returned to Nebraska as
principal. Kennedy started her career in education as a seventh-grade science teacher at Indianapolis Public
Schools and worked as a fifth-grade teacher for four years in MSD Pike Township. At Croninger, she replaces
Rebecca Dennis, who is moving to Haley Elementary.
Shawn Smiley, Harrison Hill Elementary Principal
Shawn Smiley began his career with
FWCS in 2001 as a teacher at Jefferson Middle School. In 2006-07, he served as an administrative intern at
Adams Elementary and became the assistant principal at Haley Elementary in 2007-08. In 2008, he became
principal of Shambaugh Elementary. At Harrison Hill, he replaces Jayson Balsley, who is moving to Nebraska
Elementary.
Nicole Walker, Shambaugh Elementary Principal
Nicole Walker began her career in
education in East Allen County Schools in 2005. After six years, she moved to FWCS where she became elementary
assistant principal at Holland Elementary. At Shambaugh, she replaces Shawn Smiley, who is moving to Harrison
Hill.
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