STAFF REPORT
Glasgow News 1
Glasgow native Matt “Shep” Shepherd is returning to the school where his education began, this time as principal. The Glasgow Independent School District announced that Shepherd has been selected as the next principal of South Green Elementary, a campus he attended as a child. He was introduced during a special-called site-based decision-making council meeting on Wednesday, April 15 at the school.
Read the initial story here.
Hear his interview with Todd Steenbergen of WCLU below.
Key Facts
• Matt “Shep” Shepherd named new principal at South Green Elementary in Glasgow.
• Shepherd is a 2002 Glasgow High School graduate and South Green alum.
• He was announced during a special-called site-based council meeting on April 15.
• Shepherd holds a 2014 bachelor’s degree in music from Western Kentucky University.
• He taught K-5 general music at Highland Elementary in the Glasgow district.
• He was named KMEA Third District Music Teacher of the Year in 2017.
• He helped lead a Beta Group Talent team to national titles in 2017 and 2018.
• He later taught general music, choir and strings at Glasgow Middle School and launched a Modern Band program.
• He is an assistant principal and preschool coordinator at Allen County Primary Center.
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