District 205 Announces HR Director and GHS Alumnus as New Athletic Director

205logobwAt last night’s special District 205 School Board Meeting, the New Athletic and Human Resources Directors were introduced to the school board.

Current Gale School Principal Jon Bradburn was voted in as HR Director. Bradburn has been principal at Gale since 2012.

Galesburg High School Alumnus and new Athletic Director Jeff Flater says he is excited to be coming home to Galesburg.

Flater has 21 years of experience in athletic administration.

He tells WGIL that one of his goals for the GHS Athletic Department is focusing on mentoring.

“Mentoring I think is a big thing, and this is very cliche with me” says Flater. “We spend a lot of time as coaches on X’s and O’s, but maybe not so much on Jamie’s and Joe’s–working with kids. You know, what are we doing in those areas? When you talk professional development and you go to a conference, are you just learning technique or are you learning how to work with kids? That’s kind of been an avenue that we have really pushed in schools that I have been fortunate enough to work at.”

Flater says he doesn’t want to go into the position and start changing things, but wants to get a “lay of the land” and meet the coaches first.

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