District-Wide Administrators

Dr. Lonnie Myers, Superintendent

It is truly exciting for me to begin my third year as Superintendent of the Mountain Home School District.  I have the feeling of ôfamilyö as we work together now.  For me, it is a tremendous blessing to work with our students and staff.  Our students truly are our most effective marketing tool for our successes each year.  The students leave Mountain Home High School with 13 valuable years of nurturing, teaching, and mentoring from the most dedicated staff I have ever been around.  This will be a year in which I hope all of our community will discover what great kids we have and how well they represent our school and community.á   I completely endorse and support our Mission and Vision Statement:  Committed to Excellence in EducationàEvery Student-Every Time!  We have guiding principles embedded in our belief system listed below.  We donÆt want to just say the words of our mission and vision out loudà we want to model them through our actions.  We want it to become apparent that we are ôCommitted to Excellence in Education-Every Student-Every Timeö   We believe in: ╪ Cultivating and supporting life-long learners. ╪ Challenging every student to his or her highest potential. ╪ Partnering with home, school, and community for student success. ╪ Acknowledging that students must share in the responsibility for learning. ╪ Preparing students to be contributing citizens in the 21st Century. ╪ Practicing good citizenship among students and staff. ╪ Providing a safe, nurturing, and orderly environment as an essential part of learning.   As Superintendent of Mountain Home School District, I could not be more pleased with the results of the work on meeting the expectations of our mission, vision and belief system.  Please contact me if I can do anything to share what great things are going on in Mountain Home School District.  Please check other parts of our website for test scores and other valuable information.   I continue to be so proud of the value presented to our community in terms of our gratitude for the financial commitment from taxpayers in Mountain Home.  I call the following statement The Big Picture for our school district.  Mountain Home Students are in the upper 20% of academic achievement in the state of Arkansas while the citizens of Mountain Home are in the lower 11.5% of taxpayer obligation in the state of Arkansas.  We appreciate so much the support of our community and we strive daily to give our citizens the best results possible for the financial contributions they so generously contribute to us.   I love our school and community!  Thank you for allowing me to serve as your superintendent.   Sincerely,   Lonnie Myers, Ed.D.

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Dr. Leigh Anne Gigliotti, Assistant Superintendent

Dr. Leigh Anne Gigliotti was hired in the spring of 2010 as the assistant superintendent by Mountain Home Public School Board of Education. Her message about education in Mountain Home Public Schools is, "Teachers, coaches, and staff take pride in their work” then adding that "student success is paramount”.  Gigliotti expressed her commitment to work under the leadership of Dr. Lonnie Myers and with all those involved in education. Prior to her position as assistant superintendent, Gigliotti served the district as the Kindergarten Principal, a position to which she served for five years.  She is also the director of Gifted and Talented.  A position she has held for four years. Prior to joining the Mountain Home Public Schools, Gigliotti served Spokane Schools in Missouri for four years as an elementary principal of Pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.  From 1992 to 1999, Gigliotti had the privilege of teaching.  She has the experience of teaching in all grade levels from Kindergarten through high school.  She was a teacher of the gifted.  She also taught art to elementary students.    Gigliotti is a proud graduate of Mountain Home High School class of 1988.  She attended Mountain Home Public Schools from 1978-1988. Gigliotti attended Saint Louis University , majoring in educational leadership and graduating with a doctoral degree in 2005. Gigliotti is married to Paul Gigliotti and they have two children, daughters Makenna and Sophia.

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Mr. Keith Alman, Director of Technology Department

Mrs. Debbie Atkinson, Special Education Director

Mrs. Debbie Braunagel, Food Service Director

Mrs. Dorothy Cook, Federal  Programs

Mrs. Ann Harned, Business Manager

Mr. Wes Henderson, Director of Student Services

Mr. Mike Walker, Director of Auxiliary Services

Mrs. Janet Wood, Athletics Director

 

Supporting Teaching and Learning

Ms. Darla Deatherage, Curriculum Specialist

Mr. Jeff Kincade, Alternative Learning Environment Coordinator

Mrs. Naomi Lassen, English Language Learners Teacher Grades K-12

Mrs. Rita Persons, Response to Intervention

Ms. Brigitte Shipman, High School Career Academy Coordinator

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