Kurt J. Nyquist
2012-2013 PAESSP President
Principal
Penns Valley Area Elementary & Intermediate School
Penns Valley Area School District

Kurt J. Nyquist is the 2012-2013 President of the Pennsylvania Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals (PAESSP). He assumed the presidency at the association’s annual business meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 23 during its state conference in Pittsburgh. He has served as the principal of Penns Valley Elementary & Intermediate School in the Penns Valley Area School District since 2004.

Mr. Nyquist received a bachelor of science in elementary and kindergarten education in 1991 and a M.Ed.in curriculum and instruction in 1998 both from the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State). He obtained his Elementary Principal Certification from St. Francis University in 2000, and is currently working towardhis Superintendent’s Letter of Eligibility at Penn State.

Mr. Nyquist began his career in 1993 as an elementary teacher in the Bellefonte Area School District. After nine years of teaching, he served as the assistant principal at Avis and Nippenose Elementary Schools in the Jersey Shore Area School District. He then became the principal of Avis Elementary School and served in this
position for two years. Mr. Nyquist has been a member of PAESSP and the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) for 10 years. He previously served PAESSP as the Central I Elementary Regional Representative on the board of directors since 2010, and was a member of the 2011 PAESSP Conference Committee.

In addition, Mr. Nyquist is a certified Olweus Bully Prevention trainer, and has served as a manuscript reviewer for the Pennsylvania Educational Leadership magazine since 2003.

He resides in Bellefonte with his wife, Heather, and two sons Tyler and Evan.