Here's who Westerville City Schools picked for next district superintendent
Westerville City Schools selected their next superintendent Friday, after launching an aggressive timeline to find a new chief executive at the beginning of the summer.
The Westerville City Schools Board of Education selected Joseph Clark, superintendent for Cleveland-area Nordonia Schools, as the next head of the over 14,000-student district.
It is expected that Clark will start Oct.1, pending successful contract negotiations, Board President Tracy Davidson said in a statement. The board anticipated "implementing a transition plan once these remaining steps in the process have been completed and introducing Dr. Clark to our staff, students and community at that time,” she said.
Who is Joseph Clark?
Clark has been the superintendent of Nordonia Hills City Schools since 2011.
He previously served as assistant superintendent of Nordonia Hills City Schools; assistant superintendent for Kent City Schools; assistant principal, principal and assistant superintendent for Barberton City Schools; and high school English teacher for Springfield Local Schools. He also serves as a professor for the American College of Education, which is based in Indianapolis.
Clark has a master’s degree in educational leadership and a doctorate in K-12 leadership, with a focus in school law from Kent State University.
Former Superintendent John Kellogg left in June for another post
In May, the district launched an "aggressive timeline" to find a successor for former Superintendent John Kellogg, who announced in March that he would leave at the end of June to begin a superintendent-in-residence position with the Educational Service Center of Central Ohio and Columbus State Community College.
Kellogg, 60, led Westerville schools for the past decade, through an operating levy and bond issue in 2016 and 2017, respectively.
The district's Board of Education, which hired the Illinois-based firm Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates to help in the selection process, received applications from 19 people to become the district’s next leader.
The other two finalists considered were Cameron M. Ryba, superintendent of Strongsville City Schools, Cuyahoga County; and Adham C. Schirg, superintendent of Fairbanks Local Schools, Union County. The three finalists were interviewed this week at Gianmarco's Italian Restaraunt in Westerville.
Nearly 1,000 community members, staff and students provided input during the recruitment process, the district has previously said.
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Westerville City Schools selects Joseph Clark as next superintendent
