{"id":32,"date":"2013-09-11T19:44:04","date_gmt":"2013-09-11T19:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jefferson.kusd.edu\/wordpress\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2025-06-24T08:45:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T13:45:48","slug":"principal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/somers\/information\/principal\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Principal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1762779912\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1799453643\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15295\" style=\"border-radius: 7%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/somers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/06\/principal-anelson.jpg\" alt=\"April Nelson\" width=\"632\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/somers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/06\/principal-anelson.jpg 632w, https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/somers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/06\/principal-anelson-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/somers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/06\/principal-anelson-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>April Nelson<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:anelson@kusd.edu\"><span data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;anelson@kusd.edu&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:769,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">anelson@kusd.edu<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Phone:<\/strong> <span data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;(262) 359-2003&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:769,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">262-359-3201<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Bachelor&#8217;s degree:<\/strong> <span data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Bachelors in Elementary\/Middle School Education and Social Sciences from Marquette University&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:769,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Bachelors in Elementary\/Middle School Education and Social Sciences from Marquette University<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><strong>Master&#8217;s degree:<\/strong> <span data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Masters degree in Educational Leadership from Aurora University&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:769,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Masters degree in Educational Leadership from Aurora University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Began career in education:<\/strong> 1999<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1799453643 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 8px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1889905919\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5;\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-love-school.svg\" alt=\"Career highlights\" width=\"50\" \/>\u00a0Career highlights<\/h2>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Mrs. Nelson began her teaching career as a middle school teacher and coach in Geneva, IL. Mrs. Nelson joined the Kenosha Unified family in 2004 as a teacher consultant for Hillcrest. In 2005, she was promoted to the principal of Stocker Elementary School. In her tenure at Stocker, Mrs. Nelson has presented at the state PBIS conference three times and her school has been recognized for its achievement in both behavior and academics. Mrs. Nelson has a passion for educating students and leads by example. You will find her working with students on reading on a daily basis. She sets high expectations for herself and those around her. Mrs. Nelson knows that it takes a team to help each child find success and that everyone needs to work together to ensure student growth. Stocker has been among the top KUSD schools with regards to growth from fall to spring and overall achievement, in both reading and math, as measured by our MAP assessments. This is also reflected on Stocker\u2019s most recent State Report Card which rated them as Exceeding Expectations. &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:769,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Mrs. Nelson began her teaching career as a middle school teacher and coach in Geneva, IL. Mrs. Nelson joined the Kenosha Unified family in 2004 as a teacher consultant for Hillcrest. In 2005, she was promoted to the principal of Stocker Elementary School. In her tenure at Stocker, Mrs. Nelson has presented at the state PBIS conference three times and her school has been recognized for its achievement in both behavior and academics. Mrs. Nelson has a passion for educating students and leads by example. You will find her working with students on reading on a daily basis. She sets high expectations for herself and those around her. Mrs. Nelson knows that it takes a team to help each child find success and that everyone needs to work together to ensure student growth. Mrs. Nelson came to Somers during the 2024-25 school year and is excited to be a part of the Somers community.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-hobbies.svg\" alt=\"Hobbies\" width=\"50\" \/> Hobbies<\/h2>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;being outdoors, reading, spending time with my family, traveling&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:769,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Being outdoors, reading, spending time with my family, traveling<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-subjects.svg\" alt=\"Favorite school subjects\" width=\"50\" \/> Favorite school subjects<\/h2>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Math, Social Studies and Gym&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:769,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Math, Social Studies and Gym<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-quote-mantra.svg\" alt=\"Favorite quote or mantra\" width=\"50\" \/> Favorite quote or mantra<\/h2>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;\\&quot;If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission.\\&quot; - Anonymous&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:769,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">&#8220;If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission.&#8221; &#8211; Anonymous<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-sport-food.svg\" alt=\"Favorite sports team\" width=\"50\" \/> Favorite sports team and food<\/h2>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;I love all sports and Wisconsin sports teams. I currently watch a ton of volleyball as both of my kids play. Mrs. Nelson's favorite food is sushi.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:769,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0}\">I love all sports and Wisconsin sports teams. I currently watch a ton of volleyball as both of my kids play. 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