At last night's Unit 4 Board of Education meeting, the Board approved the appointments of Mr. Ryan Krows as Central High School Associate Principal and Ms. Christina (Tina) Jordahl as Central High School Assistant Principal.
Mr. Krows began his teaching career when he joined Unit 4 Schools in August 2003 as an English Teacher assigned to Central High School. He served in this capacity for 19 years. During this time, he also served as Building Literacy Coordinator, Teacher Representative for District Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Team, and English Department Chair. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, Mr. Krows accepted the position of Assistant Principal at Central. In July 2023, he became Associate Principal/Summer School Principal there. Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, Mr. Krows will transition to the Associate Principal role.
Mr. Krows holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, with a minor in Secondary Education (2003), a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction (2009), and a Masters of Education in Educational Administration and Principal Licensure (2022), all from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The effective date of this appointment is July 1, 2025.
Ms. Jordahl began her career in education in August 2017 when she joined Unit 4 Schools as a Math Teacher at Central High School. After five years in that role, she became a Math Instructional Coach at Central. Ms. Jordahl began her first school administrator role as Dean of Students, also at Central, in July 2023. She will now transition to an Assistant Principal role there beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.
Ms. Jordahl holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, with a minor in Secondary Education (2017) and a Master of Education in Educational Policy and Organizational Leadership, with a Principal Endorsement (2022), both from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The effective date of this appointment is July 25, 2025.