New assistant principal arrives at Salem

By Gail Peckler-Dziki
Correspondent

Erick Schlick is getting settled in as the new assistant principal of Salem Grade School.

Schlick joined the administration staff last month.

He previously served as Dean of Students for three years at Kenosha Indian Trail Academy until last spring.

Before that, Schlick taught at Bradford High School for five years in a self-contained classroom for emotional behavior disordered students.

Salem Grade School’s new assistant principal, Erik Schlick, is shown with his wife, Julie. Schlick joined the Salem administration in July (Submitted).
Salem Grade School’s new assistant principal, Erik Schlick, is shown with his wife, Julie. Schlick joined the Salem administration in July (Submitted).

He graduated from Tremper High School in Kenosha in 2002. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Carthage College in sociology in 2012, and two master’s degrees from Cardinal Stritch University. In 2012, he earned a master’s in special education along with a certification and in 2014 he earned a master’s as a director of instruction and educational leadership.

Schlick said he is pleased to start on the next leg of his career by becoming a leader at Salem.

“It is a smaller school district,” he said, “and the fact that they just celebrated a 100 year birthday is interesting.”

“Some things are different in a smaller district. Schlick said, “In a typical middle school, you have paths and periods. The students leave each classroom and head to a different class, many going a separate way.”

At Salem, the classes move together between rooms. There is much less free time and Schlick believes this structure lends itself to a more orderly school.

“I think at this age, the structure is a good thing,” he said.

Schlick lives in Kenosha County with his wife, Julie, and their three children, Shelby, Sidney and Evan.

Schlick is also spearheading a Sept. 28 Cherry Berry fundraising event, designed to enhance the PBIS (positive behavior intervention program).

Student who are caught behaving well receive an award, some are edible.

“We want to encourage our students to be safe, responsible and respectful,” he said, “and this program helps us to do that.”

Cherry Berry is a self-serve frozen yogurt bar located adjacent Westosha Central High School.

Information for the event is available at Salem and on the school website.

Those who bring in the flier and present it at time of purchase will have 20 percent of the purchase donated to the PBIS program.

Anyone form the community can get a copy of the flier, present it at Cherry Berry that day and help support the program.

Sept. 28 is also an early release day at the school.


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