If all goes as planned, Pittsburg USD 250 will know who its next assistant superintendent will be next month.
According to Board of Education President Dawn McNay, Superintendent Destry Brown plans to make his recommendation to the board at the April 12 meeting. That will follow a series of interviews with the candidates, which will include — much like when selecting a new superintendent — meetings with district staff, the BOE and community members.
“Because the assistant superintendent has high visibility in the community, like the superintendent does,” McNay said, “we’re treating it pretty much the same in terms of the process.”
If a decision is made on April 12, a little over a month would have passed since the office’s current tenant, Cory Gibson, announced that he will leave the Pittsburg district to become superintendent of schools at Halstead-Bentley USD 440, an 800-student district in central Kansas. Gibson has served as assistant superintendent for two years.
Because of the size of the district and the structure of its leadership positions, having an assistant superintendent on staff is vital to the district’s development and implementation of the curriculum. McNay said she agrees with Brown’s assertion that an assistant superintendent is a “position we need to have in our district.”
“The most important function within our district is learning,” McNay said. “With the way we’ve structured our leadership, the assistant superintendent is over curriculum, development and learning. So it’s critical that you have someone with experience in that area, but that also can dedicate the time it takes to do that well so that our students achieve.”
McNay said that Gibson has excelled in that role, as well as in his previous roles with the district. He previously served as principal of Pittsburg Community Middle School and Lakeside Elementary School.
He began his education career as a teacher at R.V. Haderlein Elementary School in Girard, and also served for one year as principal and counselor at Roosevelt Elementary in Miami, Okla.
“Since I’ve had a long tenure on the board,” McNay said, “it’s been a real thrill to see Cory grow as a professional. Every role he’s had within the district he’s done very well and achieved for students. I’m thrilled that this next step is available for him.”
Gibson said earlier this month that while he has enjoyed his time at USD 250, becoming a superintendent has always been among his top career goals.
“Sitting in the driver's seat is something I desire," he said. "In my current position, I can do some of that, but being a superintendent brings a whole set of new challenges. I look forward to those challenges - I always have."
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If all goes as planned, Pittsburg USD 250 will know who its next assistant superintendent will be next month.
According to Board of Education President Dawn McNay, Superintendent Destry Brown plans to make his recommendation to the board at the April 12 meeting. That will follow a series of interviews with the candidates, which will include — much like when selecting a new superintendent — meetings with district staff, the BOE and community members.
“Because the assistant superintendent has high visibility in the community, like the superintendent does,” McNay said, “we’re treating it pretty much the same in terms of the process.”
If a decision is made on April 12, a little over a month would have passed since the office’s current tenant, Cory Gibson, announced that he will leave the Pittsburg district to become superintendent of schools at Halstead-Bentley USD 440, an 800-student district in central Kansas. Gibson has served as assistant superintendent for two years.
Because of the size of the district and the structure of its leadership positions, having an assistant superintendent on staff is vital to the district’s development and implementation of the curriculum. McNay said she agrees with Brown’s assertion that an assistant superintendent is a “position we need to have in our district.”
“The most important function within our district is learning,” McNay said. “With the way we’ve structured our leadership, the assistant superintendent is over curriculum, development and learning. So it’s critical that you have someone with experience in that area, but that also can dedicate the time it takes to do that well so that our students achieve.”
McNay said that Gibson has excelled in that role, as well as in his previous roles with the district. He previously served as principal of Pittsburg Community Middle School and Lakeside Elementary School.
He began his education career as a teacher at R.V. Haderlein Elementary School in Girard, and also served for one year as principal and counselor at Roosevelt Elementary in Miami, Okla.
“Since I’ve had a long tenure on the board,” McNay said, “it’s been a real thrill to see Cory grow as a professional. Every role he’s had within the district he’s done very well and achieved for students. I’m thrilled that this next step is available for him.”
Gibson said earlier this month that while he has enjoyed his time at USD 250, becoming a superintendent has always been among his top career goals.
“Sitting in the driver's seat is something I desire," he said. "In my current position, I can do some of that, but being a superintendent brings a whole set of new challenges. I look forward to those challenges - I always have."
