New assistant superintendent ready to help move district forward

Assistant Superintendent Brandon Lunak is excited to be part of the team working to move Moorhead Area Public Schools forward.

Lunak, who took over as assistant superintendent on July 1, is responsible for the business and operations of the district, including property services, transportation, food and nutrition services, and Community Education. He is also responsible for overseeing the district’s construction projects, including work on the district’s facilities master planning.

“I look forward to working with district leaders and community leaders on the upcoming facilities study,” he said. “Creating and carrying out the vision for facilities for the next decade and beyond will be challenging, yet rewarding.”

A Grand Forks, N.D., native, Lunak earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from University of North Dakota in Grand Forks and his K-12 principal and superintendent’s license from Minnesota State University Moorhead. He taught physical education and health for Climax-Shelly School District in Climax, Minn., from 1997-2005.

Lunak was the superintendent/elementary principal in the Emerado Public School District in Emerado, N.D., from 2005-2011. There he led the district through an HVAC upgrade that was partially financed with a grant for energy efficiency. Most recently, Lunak was superintendent of the Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Public Schools, where he led the district through the construction of a preschool addition to the elementary site with the help of a grant through the Minnesota Department of Health and Human Services.

Now Lunak is anticipating the challenges of working in a larger district that has many opportunities for students to experience success in academics, athletics and arts.

“I am also looking forward to the opportunity to work with the staff of Moorhead Area Public Schools to help all students succeed and make academic progress,” he said.