Red Wing School Board names superintendent finalists

The Red Wing School Board is moving forward with three finalists for the district’s superintendent position. 

The school board chose Andrew Beaton, director of strategic projects at the Edina school district, Kittson Central Superintendent Bob Jaszczak and New Town Superintendent Anthony Vandal as finalists on March 28. The finalists were chosen from eight applicants.

The finalists are scheduled to have first round interviews with the school board beginning at 12:30 p.m., Monday, April 8. A second round of interviews is scheduled to begin at noon Monday, April 15. Interviews on both days will take place in Red Wing High School Room J110 and will be open to the public, but won’t be livestreamed to ensure a level playing field for all candidates. Due to the interviews taking place during the school day, people wanting to attend the interviews must sign in with identification at Door 10A.

Beaton has been with the Edina school district in the Twin Cities since 2017, first as the principal of Edina High School and then becoming director of strategic projects last year. Prior to Edina, he was the principal of Bloomington Kennedy High School. He has also worked as an assistant principal and principal at Columbia Heights High School, dean of students at Sandburg Middle School and a social studies teacher at Robbinsdale Armstrong High School in the Twin Cities. 

Beaton earned a bachelor’s degree from Macalester College and a master’s degree from the University of Minnesota. Beaton currently holds a grades 7-12 social studies teaching license and K-12 principal and superintendent licenses, according to the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standard Board.

Jaszczak is the superintendent of the Kittson Central school district in northwestern Minnesota. Prior to that role, he became the superintendent of the South Koochiching School District in north central Minnesota in 2008. He has previously worked as a math teacher and activities director in the Lancaster school district in northwestern Minnesota. 

Jaszczak earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Dakota and a master’s degree from Moorhead State University. He holds a grades 7-12 math teaching license and K-12 principal and superintendent licenses, according to the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standard Board. 

Vandal has been the superintendent of the New Town school district in western North Dakota since last year. He previously worked as the associate principal and principal in the Grand Forks school district and director of education for the Williston school district in North Dakota. 

Vandal earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Dakota, a master’s degree from Concordia University-St. Paul and a doctorate from the University of Mary. Vandal holds elementary principal, secondary principal and superintendent licenses and was previously licensed as a Title I coordinator, according to the North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board.