Barry Schmitt

THANK YOU FOR VISITING MY HOMEPAGE
I am very proud to be the District Administrator/9-12 Principal of the what I consider the "Best School Ever"!  Although I coached wrestling for one year at Abbotsford High School, my entire career in education has been for Independence Public Schools.  I was the high school mathematics and computer science teacher from 1985 through 2011.  From the 2011-12 school year through the 2014-15 I was the 6-12 Principal.  That coincided with a big change in our district as we also changed from the block schedule to our current seven period day.  This is my third year as District Administrator.
My goal is to give each of our students as much support as possible to succeed.  I am striving to increase the expectations of our students so they are career and college ready when they graduate.  I also feel it is important that students have a total experience when in school, so I am also very supportive of co and extra-curricular activities.
From 1996 until 2015. I was also the District's Athletic Director.  During that time we have added the sports of softball, cross-country, and soccer and formed the cooperative program with Gilmanton in the majority of our sports.  I was also the head wrestling coach since coming to Independence in 1985 until 2015 and was head football coach from 1988 to 2010 and head baseball coach from 1986 to 1996.  
My interests are athletics, technology, and most outdoor activities, especially fishing and hunting.