Galion City School District names new superintendent, Jeffrey Hartmann

GALION — The Galion Board of Education has selected a new superintendent to replace the departing Jennifer Allerding.

The board voted Tuesday to offer a contract to Dr. Jeffrey Hartmann, who is currently principal of Stow-Munroe Falls High School in Northeast Ohio, according to a news release from the district. Pending the contractual agreement, Hartmann would become superintendent on Aug. 1.

In March, Allerding accepted a position as superintendent of Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village Schools. Her last day with the Galion district will be July 31.

“We are confident that Dr. Hartmann is the right person to lead our district and advance learning experiences that focus on the real-world application of content, the infusion of problem-based learning and 21st-century learning opportunities,” said Grant Garverick, president of the Galion school board, said in the news release. “On behalf of all BOE members, I'd like to thank everyone who applied for the position as well as everyone who attended the interviews in person. We understand how important hiring the right person for our next superintendent is for Galion City Schools, and are excited to move forward.”

Hartmann, who has more than 20 years of experience as an educator in Ohio and Pennsylvania, has served as principal of Pottstown and Philipsburg-Osceola Area High Schools and assistant principal at Loyalsock Township High School. In addition, he served as an adjunct professor for Immaculata and Wilkes Universities and the American College of Education, teaching school leadership and principal preparation courses, according to the news release. He also founded Upstream Leaders, a firm assisting organizations in rising to the next level of production and results.

Hartmann has a bachelor's degree in secondary education from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, and both master's and doctorate of education degrees in school leadership and education policy from the University of Pittsburgh.

He could not be reached for comment Wednesday morning.

The Galion board of education will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. June 20 in the Galion Middle School Media Center.

This article originally appeared on Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum: Galion City School District names new superintendent