Saint Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the appointment of Dr. Robert Windel to the Board of School Administrators. 

Windel, of Hutchinson, has been Superintendent of Hutchinson Public Schools since 1996.  He served as Superintendent of Schools in Havre, Montana from 1986 to 1996.  Windel’s 38 year career in public education also includes serving as a school administrator or teacher in West Fargo, North Dakota, and in Lake Park, Burnsville, Shakopee, Duluth, and Prior Lake, Minnesota. 

Windel received a B.S. in Elementary Education from Concordia College in Moorhead, a M.S. in Educational Administration from Minnesota State University-Mankato, an Educational Specialist degree from Tri-College University in Moorhead, and an Ed.D. from Montana State University in Bozeman. 

Windel is appointed to the Board position for a superintendent and will serve a term ending January 2, 2006.  He replaces Eric Bartleson on the Board. 

The Board of School Administrators is responsible for (1) the licensing of school administrators; (2) the approval of higher education programs and continuing education courses for school administrators; and (3) enforcement of the code of ethics for school administrators.  The board is made up of ten members appointed by the Governor.