Illini Bluffs Elementary School

At the February meeting, the Illini Bluffs #327 school board unanimously approved hiring Mrs. Katrina Craven as the elementary school principal. In the announcement to IB staff, Superintendent Dr. Roger Alvey writes, “we will never forget Mrs. Huene and the job that she did, but I think she would be pleased knowing that Katrina will continue her legacy.”

Katrina is currently a Special Education Administrator for SEAPCO, a position she has held for three years, and oversees five different special education programs including High School Life Skills, High School Emotional Disabilities, RISE Transition Program, Early Childhood Program, and Cross Categorical K-12. She is a former special education teacher and early childhood special education teacher. Katrina has a Bachelor of Arts in Special Education and a Master of Arts in Educational Administration. She currently resides in the IB school district with her husband, Nick, and three daughters.   

In her application materials, Katrina wrote, “I will model, encourage, and enable teachers to demonstrate a desire to build a school community not only positively impacting students, but also colleagues, and parents.”