South-Western s David Stewart chosen as next Hilliard superintendent
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The Hilliard City Schools board has selected David Stewart to become the district s next superintendent, succeeding John Marschhausen, who resigned April 30 to become superintendent of neighboring Dublin City Schools.
Stewart is deputy superintendent for the South-Western City School District, where he has served for eight years, but he has a history with Hilliard.
Stewart was the principal of Hilliard Darby High School from 2004-08, and in 2008, he was tasked with opening Hilliard Bradley High School in 2009. He was Bradley s principal until 2013.
Stewart, who has a master s degree in education administration from Ashland University and a bachelor s degree from Miami University, is expected to begin his employment July 1, according to the district s announcement.
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School board President Chris Valentine said the process moved quickly because of familiarity with Marschhausen: He was the targeted candidate because he had interviewed for the Dublin superintendent job in 2013 before accepting the same post at Hilliard City Schools when both districts were shopping for a new leader at the same time, and he had remained well-known because the neighboring districts often collaborate.
But a multitude of emails obtained through a records request and sent directly to
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The emails among Valentine, other board members and school district residents, after Hoadley announced at a school board meeting March 8 that he was stepping down as superintendent, illustrate a concern for a lack of transparency, the swiftness at which the search was executed, the exclusion of a greater number of stakeholders’ involvement in the process and the hiring of a consulting firm co-owned by
Hilliard s Summer in the City will include fireworks, concerts and yoga
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Correction: Because of a reporter s error, a previous version of this story included an incorrect date for the Independence Day parade organized by the Franklin County Fair Board.
On May 3, the same day memberships for Hilliard’s two city pools went on sale to residents, city officials announced that several other summer activities are expected to resume this year.
Summer in the City will include a fireworks display July 3, as well as activities at Hilliard’s Station Park.
“(We are) thrilled to be getting back to some normalcy with the Summer in the City series, Hilliard Recreation and Parks Department director Ed Merritt said. It was important for us to find safe ways for the community to connect with friends and family.
Hilliard City Schools losing Superintendent John Marschhausen to Dublin City Schools
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Dublin Board of Education members on April 5 voted to hire Marschhausen, who said he will resign as superintendent of Hilliard schools at the end of the day April 30.
Hilliard was expected to begin its search for a successor to Marschhausen on April 12, naming Wade Lucas, a former central Ohio superintendent, as interim superintendent, effective May 1, and selecting the Educational Service Center of Central Ohio to conduct a search, according to Hilliard Board of Education President Lisa Whiting.
Lucas has been serving as interim superintendent for Dublin schools since shortly after Superintendent Todd Hoadley announced his resignation March 8 and will remain as such until April 30.