During the 2022–2023 academic year, Beth Steffen, 56, served as the temporary principal of Verona’s Badger Ridge Middle School.
According to the Verona Press, she was chosen for that position after serving as a language, literacy, and equality specialist at the school. From 2018 until her relocation to Verona, Steffen served as the school’s principal at Edgewood High School.
For the 17 years before that move, she held various jobs within MMSD.
At La Follette High School, where she started her career in Madison in 2001 as an English teacher, she worked until 2008. Her LinkedIn profile has the details mentioned here.
After working as a district-wide literacy coach for eight years, she returned to La Follette as an assistant principal from 2016 to 2018.
How did Beth Steffen die?
After being struck by an automobile, Beth Steffen, the principal of Badger Ridge Middle School, died unexpectedly on January 3 in Fitchburg.
Beth Steffen Cause of death
An automobile accident was Beth Steffen’s cause of death. On Tuesday morning in Fitchburg, she was hit by a vehicle while walking.
An accident occurred in the 2900 block of South Syene Road at about 6:30.
The lady was treated at a nearby hospital before dying, according to a police press release. The automobile driver stayed at the scene and assisted the police with their inquiry.
In the vicinity of the collision, South Syene Road was blocked between McCoy Road and Ninebark Drive for approximately three and a half hours while the investigation was going on.
According to reports, the Verona Area School District broke the heartbreaking news on social media while posting an emotive comment, saying, “The Veron Area School District is now experiencing a profound loss, and our hearts are beyond broken.
This morning’s fatal car-pedestrian accident claimed the life of Beth Steffen, the principal of Badger Ridge Center College. The catastrophe occurred in the 2900 block of South “Syene Street” at about 6:00 in the morning. The CCTV camera placed close to the collision scene managed to catch the whole episode, and the police have now seized possession of the tape.
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