Columbia Falls will host meet-and-greet with high school principal candidate

Columbia Falls High School will host a meet-and-greet with Jon Konen, who is the lone finalist for the principal post.

Current principal Scott Gaiser will retire at the end of the school year. Konen is currently the superintendent of schools in Corvallis.

The school had selected two additional finalists for the post, but both have since dropped out.

The meet-and-greet is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the high school Wednesday.

Konen is also scheduled to meet with the board as well as students and staff earlier Wednesday.

If Konen is determined to not be a good fit, the school start another search to fill the position, superintendent Dave Wick said.

Interested folks are encouraged to attend.

The public will also have the opportunity to provide feedback on Konen as well.

Konen has been the superintendent at Corvallis since 2020. Prior to that his was principal at Lincoln Elementary in the Great Falls School District for nine years and the athletic director at the Power School District from 2004 to 2007.

He has also taught at the elementary grade level in Great Falls, Lakeside/Somers and started his teaching career in Anchorage Alaska 24 years ago.