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For nearly 15 years, Kathy Looten has been stationed right outside the office door of the Springfield superintendent.
The executive office liaison reported directly to Norm Ridder until he retired in mid-2014 and then to John Jungmann.
Looten has spent the past decade serving as secretary to the Board of Education for the state s largest district.
She will retire from both pivotal positions this summer. I ve felt very fortunate to be in this role, said Looten, 65. I tell people all the time, I am very lucky to have served in the community and been the board secretary and I believe public education is extremely important.
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.