Olentangy Local Schools announces two superintendent finalists

Cole Behrens, The Columbus Dispatch
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Olentangy Local School District offices.
Olentangy Local School District offices.

The Olentangy Local Schools Board of Education announced two finalists Thursday for the open superintendent position for the district, the area's second-largest.

The two candidates are:

  • Joseph Clark, superintendent of Nordonia Hills City Schools in Macedonia, Summit County, and a professor at the American College of Education. Clark has also held assistant superintendent positions at Kent City Schools and Barberton City Schools.

  • Todd Meyer, chief operations officer of Olentangy. He was the first principal of Olentangy Orange High School. Meyer also was the first principal of Westerville Central High School and was the executive director of secondary curriculum and instruction for Westerville City Schools.

The school board will meet at 6 p.m. May 11 at the Olentangy Administrative Offices, 7840 Graphics Way, Lewis Center, for second-round interviews of the two finalists.

Todd Meyer, the current Chief Operation Officer for Olentangy Local School District, is one of two finalists to be the district's next superintendent.
Todd Meyer, the current Chief Operation Officer for Olentangy Local School District, is one of two finalists to be the district's next superintendent.

Board President Kevin O'Brien said both candidates would bring unique strengths to the district.

"Selecting the new superintendent of Olentangy Schools is an important responsibility that the board does not take lightly,” O'Brien said in a statement.

Olentangy Local Schools is searching for a new chief executive after Superintendent Mark T. Raiff announced in January that he is retiring at the end of the current school year.

Joseph Clark, one of two finalists for the superintendent position for Olentangy Local School District, is currently the superintendent for the Nordonia Hills City School District in Summit County.
Joseph Clark, one of two finalists for the superintendent position for Olentangy Local School District, is currently the superintendent for the Nordonia Hills City School District in Summit County.

Raiff has been the district’s superintendent for eight years. He first came to the district in 2003 as an assistant principal at Olentangy High School and has also been the principal at Liberty High School and chief academic officer for the district.

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