North Slope Borough School District
Brian Schaffer has extensive work experience in the education sector. Brian is currently working as a School Principal at the North Slope Borough School District since 2022. Prior to that, they served as a School Principal at Parker Academy from 2021 to 2022.
Their previous roles include being the Principal of Lamoille Union High School from 2007 to 2021, where their responsibilities included student advocacy, budget development and oversight, employee supervision and evaluation, and policy development. Brian was also the Principal at Delta/Greely School District from 2003 to 2007, where they played a key role in establishing new schools and overseeing compliance with regulations.
Brian Schaffer also has experience at Nenana City School District, where they served as the Statewide Correspondence School Principal and Special Education Director in 2002-2003, and as an Assistant Principal from 2001 to 2002. Brian started their career at Nuiqsut Trapper School as an Assistant Principal from 2000 to 2001, where they developed alternative programs for students with behavior and attendance issues.
Brian Schaffer earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Special Education and Teaching from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in 1995. Brian then pursued a Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree in Educational Leadership and Administration, General from Lehigh University, which they obtained in 1999. In addition, Brian holds certifications in educational leadership from various institutions, including the New Hampshire Department of Education, Alaska Department of Education, and Vermont Agency of Education.
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North Slope Borough School District
The North Slope Borough School District is located at the “top of the world.” We are fortunate to live and work in a place that is not common in the world. Our communities are populated predominantly by the Iñupiat. Today, as in many thousands of years past, we live the Iñupiaq way, having embraced modern amenities that make life easier. We continue to practice our hunting and sharing traditions and very much value the structure that those activities bring into our lives. We are a welcoming and friendly people who believe strongly in the value of education. Our highly trained certified and classified staff are dedicated to serving the children of our communities. They work together to meet the unique needs of every student in the district. Our students are fully immersed in preparing for tomorrow while honoring and perpetuating the priceless traditions and culture they have as a legacy from the past. Our children exude all the warmth and sunshine one could ever hope to find. We are led by a visionary board. Their mission for our district calls for every child to become proficient in reading, writing and mathematics while gaining an understanding of and appreciation for the values, culture, history and language of the Iñupiat. Quyanaqpak, The North Slope Borough School District