Several leaders are switching places in an end-of-year hiring surge that also features a crop of first-time superintendents who are set to steer their districts into 2023-24.
has been chosen as the next superintendent of the San Dieguito Union High School District in California after leading the Escondido Union High School District for the past four years. Staffieri was also superintendent of Ramona USD from 2016-19. A former high school biology and Spanish teacher, Staffieri was named superintendent of the year by the in 2021.
In North Carolina, has been unanimously approved as superintendent of Brunswick County Schools. A 30-year education veteran, Cole is now superintendent of Clay County Schools and has also worked for districts in Hyde and Beaufort counties. He also was voted North Carolina’s principal of the year 2013.In Ohio, will take over as superintendent of Brecksville-Broadview Heights City Schools on Aug. 1. Harrison, who has more than 20 years of experience in education, is currently the superintendent of Buckeye Local Schools.
Finally, in the Northwest, Superintendent is moving from the 200-student Inchelium School District No. 70 in Washington to Mountain View School District 244 in Idaho, the Idaho County Free Pressreports.
First-time superintendents take charge
Among the notable first-timers is , who has been selected as the next superintendent of School District U-46, the second-largest in Illinois. Johnson had served five years as the suburban Chicago districts deputy superintendent of instruction before being named interim superintendent in February.
In North Carolina, will replace 10-year veteran David Jeck as superintendent of Fauquier County Public Schools in Virginia. Warner, who is now deputy superintendent, helped increase graduation rates and mentor principals and staff as Fauquier County’s chief academic officer. Warner began his career as a school counselor.
In the same state, , a deputy superintendent in Durham Public Schools, has been chosen to lead Lexington City Schools. Hardy has previously served as chief academic officer for Guilford County Schools, the executive director for teaching and learning for Baltimore City Public Schools and the assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction for Rockingham County Schools.
In California, was chosen to lead the Buena Park School District near Los Angeles after having served as associate superintendent of educational services at Fullerton School District, where she oversaw dual-language immersion programs in Spanish and Korean and an award-winning intervention program. Lee has also been a dual-language immersion teacher, a Response to Intervention coach, an assistant principal and a principal.
Also in California, Gilroy USD has chosen as its next superintendent , an associate superintendent of professional learning and educational progress at the Santa Clara County Office of Education. Munshi began her career as an elementary school teacher and assistant principal at Gilroy USD.
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And in Texas, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD has made interim superintendent its permanent leader. Elias has been the principal of an early college high school and a middle school in the district.
Other recently hired first-time superintendents include:
- School District of Nekoosa (Wisconsin)
- , Hastings Public Schools (Minnesota)
- , Transylvania County Schools (North Carolina)
- , Cherokee Central Schools(North Carolina)
- , Mill Valley School District (California)
- , Seekonk Public Schools (Massachusetts)
- , Galveston ISD (Texas)
- , Apache Junction Unified School District (Arizona)
- (interim), Duval County Public Schools (Florida)
