2020 WI State Education Convention

Kim Kaukl
Convention Coordinator
Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance


Kim Kaukl grew up in the southwest town of Richland Center and graduated from Richland Center High School. Upon graduation, he attended UW-Richland and then transferred to UW-LaCrosse where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and later his Masters in Educational Administration from UW-Madison. Kim’s education career spanned 34 years. Of those 34 years, he served 31 as a building administrator in high schools of varying sizes and needs in Wisconsin. For 22 years, he worked as a teacher and principal in rural school districts thus, making rural schools near and dear to his heart. During his administrative career, Kim was an active member of the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators (AWSA), where he served in a variety of roles, including; the AWSA Region 3 Director, a member of the Region 3 Cabinet, a member and chair of the Senior High Commission, helping to plan both the Senior High Conference and Fall Conferences, he was a member of the AWSA Awards Committee, and an AWSA representative on various task forces. Kim also served as a member of the WIAA Advisory Board. Kim retired from public education in June of 2015 and in July he took over the reins as the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance (WiRSA). Kim is enjoying his new role and is working hard to ensure the rural voice is heard in Madison. Kim has always been a strong believer that rural schools can compete with urban schools in providing quality education for all students. His goal is to fight hard to maintain this competitiveness for the students and communities of rural Wisconsin.

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