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After weeks of turbulence, it appears Ann Arbor Public Schools Superintendent Jeanice Swift is ready to resign from the Michigan district she has led for the last 10 years.

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The school board will vote on Sept. 13 on the separation agreement it has hammered out with Swift, who has been supported by some board members and the district’s teachers union but faces opposition from parents of special education students, .

After just two years, has left the superintendent’s post at the Culver City Unified School District in California. His resignation was effective immediately on Aug. 15 but the the district’s board of education commended Tran for his leadership during the pandemic.

In Massachusetts, Brockton Public Schools Superintendent has left the district for an extended medical leave, the city’s mayor announced. Earlier last week, district officials announced Brockton Public Schools is facing , The Enterprise reported.

Several superintendents switch districts

Several current and former superintendents have landed in new communities in recent days. has been hired as superintendent of Pennsylvania’s Lower Dauphin School District after having led the Hollidaysburg Area School District since 2013. In the same state, Superintendent is relocating to the Chambersburg Area School District after having been in charge at Littlestown School District油since 2015.

In New Jersey, Watchung Borough School District has chosen a former superintendent of Nutley Public Schoolsas its next leader. Michigan Superintendent is moving to Kingsley Area Schools from Forest Area Schools while Superintendent is making a farther trek between top posts, from the Southwest Dubois County School Corporation in Indiana to the Kittitas School District in Washington.


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In Kentucky, has been promoted from interim to permanent superintendent of Russellville Independent Schools. Estes has previously served nine years as superintendent of Hancock County Schools. Elsewhere, was named the lone finalist to become superintendent of Midlothian ISD in Texas after helming Aubrey and Mislap ISDs over the last decade.

More new hires

  • will take the helm of the Clinton Community School District (Iowa) when current Superintendent Gary DeLacy retires on July 1, 2024.

A few superintendents have also recently announced plans to retire:

  • will retire from Decatur ISD (Texas) on June 30, 2024.
  • will retire from the Oyster River Cooperative School District (New Hampshire) in June 2024.
  • will leave the Warren County School District (Pennsylvania) in March.
Matt Zalaznick
Matt Zalaznick
Matt Zalaznick is the managing editor of District 91心頭istration and a life-long journalist. Prior to writing for District 91心頭istration he worked in daily news all over the country, from the NYC suburbs to the Rocky Mountains, Silicon Valley and the U.S. Virgin Islands. He's also in a band.

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