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Volume 16, Number 10 | April 25 - May 1, 2024
i a l i r f m a a ce f A to take the helm at RFHS
The Hentschels, from left to right: Hadley, Leander (8th grade), Lindsay and Mykerson (10th grade). Photo by Sue Rollyson
Lindsay Hentschel hired as principal high schools for next year. As Hentschel and students. JEANNE SOULDERN Sopris Sun Correspondent
When Lindsay Hentschel enters the principal role in July, a familiar face will return to the halls of Roaring Fork High School (RFHS). In February, current principal Megan Baiardo announced plans to depart at the end of the school year. Hentschel, a longtime educator within the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD), said, “It feels a little bit like coming back home.” Having served as one of the assistant principals at Glenwood Springs High School (GSHS) since 2022, Hentschel expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to work with an experienced leadership team at GSHS but underscored her affinity for Carbondale, saying, “My heart is really in the Carbondale community.”
explained, “I’m letting him feel that out Hentschel and her husband, Had- for himself.” ley, arrived in Carbondale in 2003 and Hentschel taught at Carbondale have been part of the RFSD family ever Middle School for four years before since. Hadley has taught scitransitioning in 2007 to RFHS. In ence at Roaring Fork High 2013, she assumed a districtSchool for 21 years. level role as an instructional While the coucoach, overseeing profesple was teaching at sional development and RFHS, they went on subsequently crafting long and arduous curricula implemented journeys to and from district-wide. Haiti to adopt their Hentschel’s shift from -Lindsay Hentschel sons, Mykerson and teaching to administration Leander, who were then was motivated by her belief ages 4 and 6, respectively. in the importance of teacher inFast forward 10 years and Leander, put in decision-making. She emphasizes an eighth grader at Carbondale Middle the significance of educator participation School, will be a freshman at RFHS next in curriculum development and professchool year. Mykerson, who will be 17 sional growth and highlights the role this summer, is currently enrolled at of school administrators in cultivating GSHS and is deciding between the two supportive environments for both staff
“My heart
is really in the Carbondale community.”
“I feel like the district has come a long way in ensuring that teachers have more of a voice in curriculum and professional development. That’s still a value to me — that teachers are respected as professionals and are the people closest to the work who should have a say in how the work is executed,” Hentschel shared. In March 2020, Hentschel earned a graduate certificate in restorative practices from the International Institute for Restorative Practices. Restorative practice extends beyond conflict resolution and is an ongoing practice of cultivating relationships. It acknowledges that “while conflict is inevitable, violence is optional. It’s rooted in how you develop relationships that allow you to work through difficult problems together. Even when continued on page 20