The Lawrence school district has named a new assistant principal of South Middle School.

Charlie Stoltenberg, currently of the Blue Valley school district, will begin his new position in July, the district announced Thursday. Stoltenberg will replace Lynn Harrod, who plans to retire at the end of the school year.

Stoltenberg has been an English teacher at Prairie Star Middle School for eight years and has also supervised a variety of extracurricular activities, including coaching football and girls basketball.

Charlie Stoltenberg

“Charlie (Stoltenberg) has in-depth knowledge of instructional leadership and understands the importance of extracurricular activities and school community,” South Principal Jennifer Bessolo said in a news release.

Stoltenberg earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Kansas University. He said he is thrilled to be joining the staff at South.

“Staff and students seem excited to be there every day,” Stoltenberg said in the release. “I can’t wait to be a part of that and to work with the entire South Cougar community.”