Superintendents are steadily on the move this fall, with a wave of new hires and retirements rolling across the nation in recent weeks.
Southern California Superintendent is moving from the Carlsbad Unified School District, which he has led for the past eight years, to Poway USD, where he will take the helm on Dec. 2. Students of color consistently achieved at higher than expected levels during his tenure in Carlsbad, earning the district the Learning Policy Institute’s 鈥淧ositive Outlier” designation.
Churchill has also worked in K12 administrative positions in Illinois. 鈥淚n a field of exceptional candidates, Dr. Churchill鈥檚 extensive experience, approachable demeanor, and innovative vision for moving PUSD forward stood out,鈥 Poway USD School Board President Michelle O鈥機onnor-Ratcliff said.
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Associate Superintendent has been promoted and will become the superintendent of the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township in Indianapolis in July. Taylor has worked in the district for 16 years, having also served as a middle school and elementary school principal.
Onalaska ISD in Texas has chosen Assistant Superintendent as the lone finalist to become its next superintendent. Fraga was previously the principal of Onalaska Jr. and Sr. High School. In Kentucky, Knott County Schools has chosen longtime educator as its next superintendent. Conn is a former school finance officer and supervisor of instruction.
Wisconsin’s Slinger School District is promoting Assistant Superintendent to superintendent, with a start date of July 1.
More new hires:聽
- , Palmerton Area School District (Pennsylvania)
- , Kimberly Area School District (Wisconsin)
- , Bermudian Springs School District (Pennsylvania)
- , Sanilac Intermediate School District (Michigan)
Superintendents on the move: Retirements
Superintendent , who leads Arizona’s largest district, Mesa Public Schools, will retire in June. Fourlis, who became Mesa’s superintendent in 2020, is credited with redesigning learning experiences, increasing collaboration among staff and enhancing community engagement, the district says on its website.
Other retirement announcements:聽
- will retire from the Spooner Area School District (Wisconsin) in June.
- will retire from Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District (Massachusetts)聽at the end of the school year.
- is retiring from the Laredo R-VII School (Missouri).
- will retire from Odin Public School District #722 (Illinois) at the end of the school year.
- will retire from Amarillo ISD (Texas) at the end of the school year.
- will retire from Mansfield Public Schools (Massachusetts) in June.
- will retire from the Las Lomitas Elementary School District (California) at the end of the school year.
