Kelli Pirtle Is Named New Woodland Elementary Principal
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7 has named Kelli Pirtle the new principal of Woodland Elementary. The hiring was approved on February 28, 2022, by the District #7 Board of Education. Pirtle will assume the role starting the 2022-2023 school year. Pirtle will replace Susan Converse at Woodland Elementary, who will retire at the end of the 2021-22 school year. “Ms. Pirtle is a veteran educational leader with an impressive knowledge of elementary curriculum and instructional best practices,” said District #7 Superintendent Dr. Patrick Shelton. “We are thrilled to have her join the District #7 community.” Pirtle comes to Woodland from Waynesville (Mo.) R-VI School District, where she served as a fifth-grade teacher, aspiring administrator, assistant principal administrative intern, and assistant principal at East and Freedom Elementary Schools. Additionally, she served on the district’s CSIP Committee, Diversity Committee,