{"id":2,"date":"2013-04-01T17:47:04","date_gmt":"2013-04-01T17:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-wce.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/about\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-07-18T20:51:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T00:51:37","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-wce.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Administration"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15f88b6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15f88b6f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b07bb8b\" data-id=\"4b07bb8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04223e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04223e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet our Principal, Kevin Klein<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc3f0e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc3f0e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www-wce.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/about\/files\/2020\/05\/Klein-19-20-213x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-90\" alt=\"Mr. Klein\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-wce.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/about\/files\/2020\/05\/Klein-19-20-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www-wce.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/about\/files\/2020\/05\/Klein-19-20.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d9e31ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d9e31ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left\">Kevin Klein graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a Bachelors of Art degree in Psychology. \u00a0\u00a0He then attended graduate school at the same school and earned his Masters of Science of Education with an emphasis in Guidance and Counseling.\u00a0 He moved from Illinois to the central Florida area in 1997 and began his career as a guidance counselor for an elementary school.\u00a0 While there he was encouraged to pursue a leadership degree. He was able to acquire his Educational Leadership degree from the University of South Florida and became an assistant principal for an elementary school.\u00a0 He moved to SJCSD in 2003 when was hired as the Assistant Principal for Switzerland Point Middle School in 2003.\u00a0 He became the Assistant Principal at Wards Creek Elementary beginning in the 2013-2014 school year. He became the Principal for the 2021-2022 school year.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Mr. Klein is extremely excited about being part of the Wards Creek Warrior family.\u00a0 Mr. Klein\u2019s favorite part of the day is watching the students arrive at school with such excitement for what the new day will bring. He will often tell the students he receives his energy from their smiles.\u00a0 So, it&#8217;s not unusual to see a student make sure he sees them smile so he can have a great day.\u00a0 If a child gives someone a \u201cthumbs up,\u201d they may have learned that from Mr. Klein, as that\u2019s often the way he lets the students know he is proud of their effort.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Mr. Klein is an avid collector of quotes.\u00a0 One of his favorites comes from Abraham Lincoln, who once said &#8220;No man stands so tall as to when he stoops to help a child.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad6a49e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ad6a49e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f33cba2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f33cba2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd6d74d\" data-id=\"fd6d74d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac886a elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5ac886a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"516\" height=\"737\" src=\"https:\/\/www-wce.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/about\/files\/2025\/07\/Haynes-e1752535946762.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-146\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-wce.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/about\/files\/2025\/07\/Haynes-e1752535946762.jpg 516w, https:\/\/www-wce.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/about\/files\/2025\/07\/Haynes-e1752535946762-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Julie Haynes, AP<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Mrs. Haynes is incredibly grateful and excited to be part of the Warrior Family! She looks forward to working in partnership with Mr. Klein to continue to ensure achievement, learning, and leadership for all. Prior to joining WCE, she was a classroom teacher for 19 years in Florida and Virginia.&nbsp;She is a graduate of the University of North Florida and University of West Florida.&nbsp; Her joy comes from the students and seeing them learn and grow throughout the year.&nbsp; She looks forward to celebrating all the Warrior successes.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f44d9a4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f44d9a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet our Principal, Kevin Klein Kevin Klein graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a Bachelors of Art degree in Psychology. \u00a0\u00a0He then attended graduate school at the same school and earned his Masters of Science of Education with an emphasis in Guidance and Counseling.\u00a0 He moved from Illinois to the central Florida area in 1997 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