Marty Marsh, who oversaw a major expansion of extracurricular offerings for Springfield middle school students, has been hired as assistant executive director of the Missouri State High School Activities Association, or MSHSAA.
Marsh, assistant director of athletics and student activities in Springfield, will retire from the district this summer. He will start the new job July 1. It has certainly been an honor to serve the students of Springfield Public Schools for 26 years. It s truly a highlight of my life, Marsh recently told the school board. As I ve said many times, I leave this job with mixed emotions.
Marsh was recognized at the board meeting Tuesday because he was recently named the Missouri Middle School Athletic Director of the Year by the Missouri Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association.
In an emotional sendoff Tuesday, the Springfield school board bid farewell to three of its members including one who served 27 years.
The exiting Gerry Lee, Jill Patterson and Bruce Renner reflected on their tenures, talked about their favorite parts of board service and offered parting advice for the governing board of the state s largest district.
They were lauded for giving their time. Renner joined the board in 1994 followed by Lee in 2006 and Patterson in 2015.
Bruce Renner
Renner, who spent 26 years as a teacher and counselor in the district, served the board during seven superintendents. He lost his first election and won the next seven. During his 27-year tenure, he attended 700 board meetings, served with 28 others, and 40,000 high school seniors graduated.
They will be sworn in next week.
Mohammadkhani, a retired physician, led the pack Tuesday night. She was backed by the Springfield National Education Association.
The vote totals were incredibly close at times, making the winners impossible to call until all precincts were counted.
Endorsement from the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce may have helped Crise and Kincaid, who were also supported by Springfield NEA. Thank you to all the Springfield voters for your confidence in me, Kincaid said. I look forward to serving our community, students, educators and parents.
Crise, an engineer, is manager of technical services at Associated Electric Cooperative. Kincaid, an attorney, started the Elder Law Group with a partner.