North Platte Public Schools (NPPS) Superintendent Marty Bassett has made his selection for the new Principal at North Platte High School (NPHS).

Bassett will be recommending Mike Brownawell to be the new leader at NPHS to the NPPS Board of Education.

Brownawell is a graduate of Beatrice High School, and graduated from the University of Nebraska-Kearney with a Bachelors of Science with a Physical Science Field Endorsement.  He has 22 years experience at the secondary level.

He was a science teacher in Mitchell, NE for 13 years, then served as the principal in Burns, WY for seven years before accepting the Assistant Principal position at Adams Middle School in 2011.

Brownawell has an Educational Administration Degree from Chadron State College.

His wife, Cari, is a math teacher at Madison Middle School and they have three daughters.

NPPS Human Resources Director Tami Eshleman said, “Mike is excited to lead the high school.  He has high expectations for students and staff.  During his tenure at Adams, he has gained the respect of students, staff and parents.”

Adams Middle School Principal, Jeff Steinbeck said in a letter of recommendation that, “The quality that I have seen in the past two years that has had the biggest effect on the students that Mr. Brownawell works with, is his ability to build a relationship with the students he encounters.  Students know him a Mr. B and they know he is a man of character and a person they can trust.”

Candidates for the position were interviewed by staff, toured the high school and interviewed with students.

If approved by the Board of Education, Brownawell would begin his service starting in the 2013-2014 school year.