Lynn named elementary principal

STEVE HARTMAN/DAILY FORUM
Brian Lynn has been named principal at Eugene Field Elementary School. Lynn has served in the role as assistant elementary principal at Eugene Field for the past nine years.

The Maryville R-II Board of Education has hired Brian Lynn to serve as principal at Eugene Field Elementary School. Lynn has served as Eugene Field assistant principal the past nine years.

Lynn, who takes over for Holly Brady and has worked as an assistant under both Brady and predecessor Steve Klotz, feels the school is in a “good place.”

“One of the big challenges we have facing us currently is that we need to hire several new people to fill openings,” Lynn said. “It’s very important to get the right people in the right places. We are fortunate here at Eugene Field that every time we have an opening, we have several outstanding applicants.”

Before coming to Eugene Field as assistant principal, Lynn taught in the Kansas City area for four years. He was graduated from Oak Park High School and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri.

“Working under both Holly (Brady) and Steve (Klotz), we have done a good job as a district in measuring student achievement,” Lynn said. “Our challenge lies in how we best educate our staff to use best practices to reach all of our students.”

Lynn has some ideas to address and improve student behavior, and it starts with a positive approach.

“We want to use positive reinforcement to reward students for behaving in a desirable manner,” Lynn said. “We want to begin our disciplinary process by using a positive approach.

“I am excited about this opportunity, and I’m looking forward to the challenge.”