Alaska’s 2019 Principal of the Year Frank Hauser is the incoming superintendent for the Juneau School District, replacing retiring Bridget Weiss, who is leaving after five years.
Hauser, who had also been on the short list for the top spot at the Fairbanks schools this year and Anchorage schools last year, has been superintendent of the Sitka School District since 2019.
Hauser graduated from Mat-Su schools and the University of Alaska, was a music teacher and principal at Service High School, assistant principal at Dimond High School, assistant principal at Wendler Middle School, and assistant principal at Polaris K-12 in Anchorage. He has been a public school educator for 25 years and taught orchestra to Anchorage young musicians grades 6-8 from 1998-2004.
Hauser has a three-year contract beginning in July to lead the 4,200-student district in Alaska’s Capital City.
