Shay has been employed with the Redmond School District since 2001. Previous to his administrative role at Obsidian Middle School, Mikalson served as principal of the district’s International School of the Cascades charter school, assistant principal at Redmond High School, as well as the district’s federal small learning communities grant director, academy coordinator, and as a high school mathematics and science teacher. Mikalson also teaches as an adjunct professor focused on “Rethinking High School” within the graduate program at George Fox University’s School of Education.
Mikalson is passionate about the success of all students and is dedicated to improving student achievement by guaranteeing that all students, especially those with the fewest resources, have equitable access to the opportunities necessary to achieve success.
His goal as superintendent will be to effectively lead the district in developing a culture of honest feedback through the close examination of student outcomes within the classroom.