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My name is Kier Murphy and I have a new position at West Central Elementary. I am the K-2 Counselor and District Testing Coordinator. This is kind of a new position. In the past we have had one elementary school counselor who spent time at both the Hartford and Humboldt buildings. For the past few years, that has been Stephanie Slaba. She has done a fantastic job but the time constraints of being in both building didn't allow her to serve our students they way they deserve to be. So the school district agreed to split the duties into 2 positions and Mrs. Slaba will be over in the Humboldt Elementary full time. I am taking the Hartford Elementary position and am excited about all the great things we will get to do.

I am entering my 14th year with the West Central School District. For the first 9 years I was the High School Counselor and for the last 4 years I was the 6-12 Career Counselor, serving both the High School and Middle School. Before that, I was the K-4 Counselor in Madison, SD, for a year.

I have also served as our districts Testing Coordinator for the last 4 years. In this capacity I oversee all the state and federal tests that we give throughout our district. I also work with the results of the tests to help faculty and administration better serve our student needs. This new position I am in will allow me more time to dive into this data to help the district as a whole and help teachers better understan. individual students.

CONTACT ME: You can reach me at the Elementary school at 605-528-3217, extension #1310 Or by email at kieron.murphy@k12.sd.us