North Platte Public Schools Associate Superintendent Tami Eshleman will be recommending Vikki Carlson to the North Platte Public School District’s Board of Education for Adams Middle School principal starting in the 2015-2016 school year.

According to Eshleman, the interview team included incoming Superintendent Dr. Ron Hanson, district administrators, building administrators, and staff from Adams and Madison.

The position was posted on the school website, as well as on the Teach in Nebraska website, CareerBuilder, Omaha World Herald and the Nebraska Council of School Administrators website.

“When visioning what the future holds for North Platte Public Schools, Vikki would be a valuable principal in the reformation in the future,” said Eshleman.  “She has established a positive rapport with students, parents, and staff.  Vikki is a team player and is supportive in her role as assistant principal where she has been in very collaborative settings at both the high school and the middle school with the building principals.”

Carlson is a graduate of North Platte High School. She graduated from University of Nebraska at Lincoln with a Bachelors of Arts with a Language Arts Endorsement.  She received her first Masters from Doane with a degree in Curriculum and Instruction.

She received her second Masters from University of Nebraska-Kearney in Educational Administration and has 13 years experiences as a teacher and five years as serving as an Assistant Principal.

In a letter of recommendation, outgoing Adams Middle School principal, Jeff Steinbeck, wrote, ““When she (Mrs. Carlson) started at Adams, it was evident that she had a strong rapport with the teachers. Everyone in this building is comfortable with her leadership and they know that she can be trusted and will treat everyone fairly. Her effect on the culture of this building in the years she has spent here as a teacher and administrator are invaluable. She is truly a contributor to the good things that are happening at Adams Middle School.”

Steinbeck will be leaving at the end of the 2014/2015 school year to become the seventh through twelfth grade principal for Hershey Public Schools.

Carlson and her husband, Lance, have two children, Jack and Drew.

The recommendation will be made the the North Platte Public Schools Board of Education at their regular meeting on April 14.