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New Assistant Superintendent Hired

During the special board meeting on December 1st, Warsaw R-IX School District hired Shannon Deckard to be our assistant superintendent for the 2023-2024 school year. Mrs. Deckard’s first official day will be July 1st, 2023. 

Shannon Deckard is currently the North School Principal for the Warsaw R-IX School District. She has been the principal at North School since August 2020. Before being principal at North, she was Assistant Principal at Warsaw North and South elementary schools. Mrs. Deckard started out her teaching career at Warsaw in August 2016 as a preschool teacher. Before teaching at Warsaw, she taught at Willard Elementary schools for 6 years.

Mrs. Deckard received her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Missouri State University in May 2006. She completed her Masters in School Administration from Lindenwood University in December 2018 and also completed her Specialist in Educational Leadership from Lindenwood University in December 2020. Her certifications include: Elementary Education 1-6, Early Childhood Education B-3, and School Leader K-12.  Mrs. Deckard loves being part of the community!

Shannon Deckard and her husband, Jared, have been married for 20 years.  They have two sons, Jaxson and Joey. The family enjoys hiking and being outdoors in their spare time. Her family loves to travel when possible.

We are extremely excited to announce that Shannon Deckard is our next assistant superintendent at Warsaw R-IX School District.