St. Johns selects new superintendent of schools

Ken Palmer, Lansing State Journal
·1 min read

ST. JOHNS — The top administrator at New Lothrop Area Public Schools has a new job: Superintendent of the St. Johns School District.

Anthony Berthiaume emerged as the St. Johns Board of Education's top choice to replace retiring Superintendent Mark Palmer after he and two other finalists were interviewed on Thursday, school officials said in a news release.

Anthony Berthiaume
Anthony Berthiaume

The other finalists were St. Johns Deputy Superintendent Kelly Corbett and Jay Larner, assistant superintendent of Mattawan Consolidated Schools. The board had earlier also interviewed Bellevue Superintendent Mark McGarry and retired Lowell Superintendent Greg Pratt during a search process facilitated by the Michigan Leadership Institute.

Berthiaume has led the New Lothop district since 2014 and previously was principal of the junior and senior high school.

The board said it would begin contract negotiations with Berthiaume. It was unclear when he will start his new job, but Palmer's retirement is set to become official on July 1.

St. Johns Public Schools Superintendent Mark Palmer
St. Johns Public Schools Superintendent Mark Palmer

Palmer has been with the St. Johns district for 24 years. He took over as superintendent in early 2018 after a long tenure as the high school principal. His education careeer spans 35 years.

Contact Ken Palmer at kpalmer@lsj.com. Follow him on Twitter @KBPalm_lsj.

This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: St. Johns selects New Lothrop chief as new superintendent of schools