{"id":81,"date":"2018-05-24T15:22:03","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T15:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper-staging\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2025-12-03T10:12:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:12:57","slug":"principal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/information\/principal\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Principals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-485354360\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1118327853\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16938\" style=\"border-radius: 7%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/principal-sknecht.jpg\" alt=\"Steve Knecht\" width=\"300\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/principal-sknecht.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/08\/principal-sknecht-269x300.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Steve Knecht<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:sknecht@kusd.edu\">sknecht@kusd.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\"><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 262-359-2203<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\"><strong>Bachelor&#8217;s degree:<\/strong> Bachelor of Arts from Carthage College<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\"><strong>Master&#8217;s degree:<\/strong> Masters of Science &#8211; Education Administration from Concordia University &#8211; Wisconsin<\/li>\n<li><strong>Began career in education:<\/strong> 1997<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1118327853 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 8px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1787599660\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5;\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-love-school.svg\" alt=\"Career highlights\" width=\"50\" \/>\u00a0Career highlights<\/h2>\n<p>As athletic director at Bradford High School, I was part of 5 state championships and led the rebranding of Bradford High School. As 爱奇艺资源站 Coordinator of Athletics, PE, Health, and Recreation, helped lead a referendum to improve all outdoor athletic facilities in KUSD. As Tremper principal, moving our state report card to &#8220;Meets Expectations&#8221; for the first time since it&#8217;s existence. Overall, my biggest highlight is seeing so many of my former student be successful in 爱奇艺资源站 and beyond.<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-hobbies.svg\" alt=\"Hobbies\" width=\"50\" \/> Hobbies<\/h2>\n<p>Love to golf, bocce enthusiast, avid\/unreasonable Chicago Bears and Chicago Cubs Fan!<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-subjects.svg\" alt=\"Favorite school subjects\" width=\"50\" \/> Favorite school subjects<\/h2>\n<p>Physical Education, English, Leadership<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-love-school.svg\" alt=\"What I love most about LakeView\" width=\"50\" \/> What I love most about Tremper<\/h2>\n<p>What I love most about Tremper High School is the people. We have a diverse student body of learners, our staff is passionate about educating students, and our alumni are full of pride. People are the business of education&#8230;from the students to their families and other support systems. We have great people wearing Blue and Red and I am proud of that!<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-quote-mantra.svg\" alt=\"Favorite quote or mantra\" width=\"50\" \/> Favorite quote or mantra<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Behave like a duck &#8211; keep calm and unruffled on the surface, but paddle like the devil underneath.&#8221; &#8211; Jacob M. Braude<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-sport-food.svg\" alt=\"Favorite sports team\" width=\"50\" \/> Favorite sports team<\/h2>\n<p>Chicago Bears<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1787599660 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 10px 20px 10px 20px;\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n  border-radius: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1849109870\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1160496476\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21006\" style=\"border-radius: 7%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/principal-cwjohnso.jpg\" alt=\"Cliff Johnson\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/principal-cwjohnso.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/principal-cwjohnso-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/principal-cwjohnso-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Cliff Johnson<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:cwjohnso@kusd.edu\">cwjohnso@kusd.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\"><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 262-359-2214<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\"><strong>Bachelor&#8217;s degree:<\/strong> University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and National Louis University<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\"><strong>Master&#8217;s degree:<\/strong> National Louis University<\/li>\n<li><strong>Began career in education:<\/strong> 2001<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1160496476 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 8px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-422840806\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5;\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-love-school.svg\" alt=\"Career highlights\" width=\"50\" \/>\u00a0Career highlights<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;ve had amazing experiences chaperoning multiple trips to Quebec City and Washington DC as a trip leader. I&#8217;ve also had the unique pleasure of working alongside my talented wife who teaches French (hence the Quebec trips). I was especially honored to be acknowledged as a KUSD Distinguished Service Award winner. I work beside the some of the most amazing people in the world and have (in my opinion) the best team around me. I do what I love and love what I do.<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-hobbies.svg\" alt=\"Hobbies\" width=\"50\" \/> Hobbies<\/h2>\n<div class=\"NC79P\">I love travelling with my family. I&#8217;m a Disney fanatic. I enjoy attending sporting events and concerts. I love the Chicago Bears and the Milwaukee Wave Indoor Soccer Team. I adore and cherish my incredible group of friends that I&#8217;ve &#8220;collected&#8221; over the years, dating all the way back to elementary school.<\/div>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-subjects.svg\" alt=\"Favorite school subjects\" width=\"50\" \/> Favorite school subjects<\/h2>\n<p>History and Math.<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-love-school.svg\" alt=\"What I love most about LakeView\" width=\"50\" \/> What I love most about Tremper<\/h2>\n<p>Literally everything. My wife works here and my daughters are 2023 Tremper Graduates and are excelling at College and life mostly due to the amazing educators they&#8217;ve had in KUSD.<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-quote-mantra.svg\" alt=\"Favorite quote or mantra\" width=\"50\" \/> Favorite quote or mantra<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Be Curious, Not Judgmental&#8221; also &#8220;Do Or Do Not, There Is No Try&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-sport-food.svg\" alt=\"Favorite sports team\" width=\"50\" \/> Favorite sports team<\/h2>\n<p>Chicago Bears (thanks a lot Dad, you could have raised me differently)<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-422840806 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 10px 20px 10px 20px;\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n  border-radius: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1093266934\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1864948150\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21007\" style=\"border-radius: 7%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/principal-lnjohnso.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren Johnson\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/principal-lnjohnso.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/principal-lnjohnso-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/principal-lnjohnso-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Lauren Johnson<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:lnjohnso@kusd.edu\">lnjohnso@kusd.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\"><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 262-359-2209<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\"><strong>Bachelor&#8217;s degree:<\/strong> Bachelor of Science Early Childhood Education<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\"><strong>Master&#8217;s degree:<\/strong> Bachelor of Science Educational Leadership and Curriculum and Instruction<\/li>\n<li><strong>Began career in education:<\/strong> 2009<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1864948150 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 8px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1155055252\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5;\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-love-school.svg\" alt=\"Career highlights\" width=\"50\" \/>\u00a0Career highlights<\/h2>\n<p>As a teacher, there was nothing better than seeing a student have something your were teaching them click and their face as that happened. As an administrator, the growth we have seen at Tremper on our state report card. This is the third year in a row that we are the top performing comprehensive high school and second time in three years we have been named 爱奇艺资源站&#8217;s Best High School.<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-hobbies.svg\" alt=\"Hobbies\" width=\"50\" \/> Hobbies<\/h2>\n<p>I love listening to any music that has a good beat, dancing, and being with my family and friends, specifically my son<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-subjects.svg\" alt=\"Favorite school subjects\" width=\"50\" \/> Favorite school subjects<\/h2>\n<p>It was more about my favorite teachers than the subject \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-love-school.svg\" alt=\"What I love most about LakeView\" width=\"50\" \/> What I love most about Tremper<\/h2>\n<p>What I love most about Tremper is the hometown culture and school spirit! Being a Tremper alumni myself, it is my honor to serve as one of the leaders here.<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-quote-mantra.svg\" alt=\"Favorite quote or mantra\" width=\"50\" \/> Favorite quote or mantra<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Everything happens for a reason&#8221; &#8211; Marilyn Monroe<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-sport-food.svg\" alt=\"Favorite sports team\" width=\"50\" \/> Favorite sports team<\/h2>\n<p>All things Wisconsin<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1155055252 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 10px 20px 10px 20px;\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n  border-radius: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1234304546\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-729166905\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21008\" style=\"border-radius: 7%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/principal-bkielar.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Kielar\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/principal-bkielar.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/principal-bkielar-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/12\/principal-bkielar-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Brian Kielar<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:bkielar@kusd.edu\">bkielar@kusd.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\"><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 262-359-2200<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\"><strong>Bachelor&#8217;s degree:<\/strong> University of Illinois at Chicago &#8211; History Education<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 10px\"><strong>Master&#8217;s degree:<\/strong> National Louis University &#8211; M.Ed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Began career in education:<\/strong> 2003<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-729166905 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 8px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-16493782\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5;\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-love-school.svg\" alt=\"Career highlights\" width=\"50\" \/>\u00a0Career highlights<\/h2>\n<p>Working with a team to earn a Blue Ribbon in 2019.<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-hobbies.svg\" alt=\"Hobbies\" width=\"50\" \/> Hobbies<\/h2>\n<p>Traveling, Golf, and Eating<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-subjects.svg\" alt=\"Favorite school subjects\" width=\"50\" \/> Favorite school subjects<\/h2>\n<p>Sociology and Engineering<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-love-school.svg\" alt=\"What I love most about LakeView\" width=\"50\" \/> What I love most about Tremper<\/h2>\n<p>The team here at Tremper. All are rowing together to achieve the same goal.<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-quote-mantra.svg\" alt=\"Favorite quote or mantra\" width=\"50\" \/> Favorite quote or mantra<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cCourage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.\u201d &#8211; Winston Churchill<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/lakeview\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/principal-sport-food.svg\" alt=\"Favorite sports team\" width=\"50\" \/> Favorite sports team<\/h2>\n<p>Chicago Blackhawks<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-16493782 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 10px 20px 10px 20px;\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n  border-radius: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":22,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-81","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21018,"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81\/revisions\/21018"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kusd.edu\/tremper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}