Saline Area Schools selects interim leader as next superintendent
Updated Apr 29, 2021;
Posted Apr 29, 2021
Saline Area Schools has selected Steve Laatsch as its new superintendent. Laatsch has been serving as the district s interim superintendent since January.Photo provided | Saline Area Schools
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SALINE, MI - Saline Area Schools will stick with a familiar face for its next leader, selecting Steve Laatsch as its next superintendent.
The board approved hiring Laatsch by a 7-0 vote after the conclusion of its interview process Thursday, April 29. Laatsch has been serving as the district’s interim superintendent since January, following the retirement of longtime superintendent Scot Graden.
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The Saline Area Schools Board of Education has set a special meeting to begin its search for a permanent superintendent.
The board will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Feb. 2, to review three firms that could be hired to help the district identify its next superintendent.
On Jan. 12, the district named Dr. Steve Laatsch Interim Superintendent until June 30. He replaces Scot Graden, who has retired from education after 13 years as Superintendent.
Board Trustee Dennis Valenti, the longest-serving member of the board, is chair of the district s search committee, which also includes Board President Jennifer Steben and Vice-President Michael McVey.
Valenti said hiring a superintendent is probably the most important decision we will make in our tenure here.
Multiple Michigan school superintendents retire as pandemic lingers
Updated Jan 19, 2021;
Posted Jan 17, 2021
Jefferson Elementary School Principal LeeAnn Stephan directs students as they return to school in Holland on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. (Cory Morse | MLive.com)
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The demands on Michigan school superintendents have been enormous during the coronavirus pandemic and multiple retirements have been announced this school year.
School leaders, who have been navigating their districts through extraordinary circumstances, have had to make difficult decisions often under the fierce scrutiny of staff, parents, and their community.
While the pandemic might be pushing some superintendents to retire, some were planning to depart regardless of COVID-19, but acknowledge it has taken its toll and in some cases expedited plans.
Saline Area Schools appoints longtime admin as interim superintendent
Updated Jan 13, 2021;
Posted Jan 12, 2021
Saline Area Schools Board of Education approved longtime administrator and Assistant Superintendent Steve Laatsch as interim superintendent on Tuesday, Jan. 12.Image provided | Saline Area Schools
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SALINE, MI - Saline Area Schools is looking to a longtime administrator to lead the district for the remainder of the school year, with its school board approving Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services Steve Laatsch as interim superintendent.
Laatsch was approved unanimously by the Saline School Board on Tuesday, Jan. 12, and will work with outgoing Superintendent Scot Graden, who is officially retiring Jan 29. Laatsch’s move to interim superintendent is effective Jan. 13 through June 30.