Superintendents are on the move as hiring and retiring activity is increasing this early fall after a relatively quieter summer.
Superintendent has announced that he will retire from Kentucky’s Jefferson County Public Schools after the school year. Polio took the helm in Jefferson County in 2017 after serving as a high school principal in the district where he has worked for 26 years.
He is credited with launching the Academies of Louisville, installing a districtwide literacy and numeracy program, and building new schools and athletic facilities. In a meeting with local reporters, he offered three pieces of advice for Jefferson County’s next superintendent:
- “They better have thick skin”
- Stay off social media and local news because the negative voices you hear could skew your decision-making
- Be passionate about the work and be willing to fight for what’s best for students
See below for a list of other leaders who announced their retirements in the past week.
Superintendents on the move: New hires
has been selected as superintendent of the Edenton-Chowan School District in North Carolina. Ward has served in many administrative and classroom roles in three districts in northeast North Carolina.
Paw Paw Public Schools in Michigan has promoted an elementary school principal, , as its next superintendent. Davison established a therapy dog program at one elementary school and created an elementary STEM program.
has been named superintendent of the Morehouse Parish School District in Louisiana. Winston is the district’s director of federal programs and instructional technology.
Other new hires:
- , West Geauga Local Schools (Ohio)
- , Ardmore City Schools (Oklahoma)
- , Westwood Regional School District (New Jersey)
- , East Stroudsburg Area School District (Pennsylvania)
Retirements
- will retire from Nauset Public Schools (Massachusetts) at the end of the school year.
- will retire from Wissahickon School District (Pennsylvania) at the end of the school year.
- 聽will retire from the Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District (Massachusetts) at the end of the school year, having led the district since 1994.
- will retire from Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools (Virgina) on Jan. 31.
- will retire from the West Contra Costa USD (California) in December.
- will retire from Erie’s Public Schools (Pennsylvania) in June after leading the district since 2017.
- will retire from Hudson ISD (Texas) at the end of the school year.
