Meet the Principal

Dana Bockman, Principal

Dana Bockman is currently in her twelfth year as an administrator within the Decorah CSD, serving as the Facilitator of Instruction and Assessment for the district all twelve years, associate elementary principal for three years, and is in her first year as Carrie Lee principal. Before coming to Decorah, Mrs. Bockman served as a principal for eleven years in other districts. Before becoming an administrator, Bockman taught in grades 2, 5, 6, and 7 and facilitated an Extended Learning Program.

Bockman has degrees from Drake University and Upper Iowa University. Mrs. Bockman and her husband, Jason, together have seven grown children. She is a proud grandmother of one grandchild, loves boating on the Mississippi, and continues to learn and grow as an educator. Bockman has lived in the area her entire life, growing up in Burr Oak and attending North Winneshiek Community School District.