Blaine primary school principal changes roles

As of this month, Nancy Bakarich is no longer the Blaine Primary School principal, and is instead working in the district office to provide administrative support, according to a letter superintendent Christopher Granger sent to primary school parents in December.

In a phone interview, Granger said the district made the change because she has some skills that will help the district as it works to update its policies. Bakarich started as a school administrator in 2000.

In the interim, Blaine Elementary School principal Craig Baldwin will serve as principal for both the elementary and primary schools, with help from learning support specialists Lindsay Nowakowski and Michelle McKeown, according to the letter.

Baldwin will serve as principal of both schools at least through the end of the school year. “He’ll finish the year in that role and we’ll decide what happens moving forward,” Granger said.