West Iron County schools name Amy Jurecic as assistant principal

Families at Stambaugh Elementary will have a new administrative lead in place before the fall rush, with Amy Jurecic set to begin as assistant principal on July 1. The change gives West Iron County Public Schools time to put a new face in a role that often shapes day-to-day school operations, from family communication and attendance concerns to discipline support and coordination with teachers and the principal.

The district posted the announcement on its Stambaugh Elementary news page on May 22, signaling the transition well before the 2026-27 school year begins. For parents, the timing matters because assistant principals often become the first school contact for issues that affect the building’s daily rhythm, including student support, front-office problem solving and scheduling.

Jurecic is not entirely new to the Stambaugh building. West Iron County’s staff directory already lists Amy Jurecic on the Stambaugh Elementary staff page as Title I staff, and the district’s contact listing gives her office as 700 Washington Avenue in Iron River, with extension 3202 and the email ajurecic@westiron.org. That points to continuity inside the school even as her responsibilities expand into an administrative role.

That background may be especially relevant at Stambaugh Elementary, which the district identifies as a schoolwide Title I school. In a building where academic support and family engagement are closely tied to student progress, an assistant principal can have an outsized effect on how smoothly intervention services, classroom support and communication with home are handled. Parents should be watching how the transition affects the school’s responsiveness and how clearly the building communicates expectations heading into the new year.

West Iron County Public Schools says it is a consolidated system made up of the former Bates Township School, Iron River Public Schools and the Stambaugh Township Schools. The district says it covers more than 560 square miles in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and was consolidated in 1967, a scale that makes even a single leadership move at one building matter across the district.

Stambaugh Elementary sits at 601 Nick Baumgartner Way in Iron River on the Stambaugh campus, alongside the high school and the administrative office. With the new appointment taking effect July 1, the district will enter summer with one of its key elementary leadership positions already set for the year ahead.