Monday, March 25, 2013
The Board of Education said it would like to take some more time to look at candidates before conducting interviews.
The Dexter Community Schools Board of Education has decided to take some more time before picking a new superintendent. According to the school district website, the board has decided to continue the preliminary superintendent search activities before selecting candidates for interviews. A note from Larry Cobler, president of the school board, states that the Michigan Leadership Institute's Michael Wilmot will conduct further research on candidates and the board will continue to review the progress and decide soon on a revised search schedule. According to an article in Heritage Newspapers, the board was originally planning on beginning the interview process this week. "We decided we needed to do some more background checking and so we did…
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Mary Marshall will leave Dexter at the end of December to pursue a job as superintendent in Pentwater, Mich.
The Dexter Community Schools Board of Education recognized Superintendent Mary Marshall for her service to the school district Monday during a brief presentation. Marshall, who will leave the district after 19 years for a job in Pentwater, Mich., served as a high school teacher, assistant principal at Dexter High School, sixth grade teacher, Creekside Intermediate principal, assistant superintendent, and superintendent at Dexter Schools. The board presented Marshall with a plaque and proclamation for her years of employment in Dexter. "This is in appreciation of (Mary Marshall's) tireless efforts on behalf of Dexter students and staff," president Larry Cobler said. "Those that were here during the tornado know that Mary was not only …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
The former superintendent from Riverview is being vetted to fill a vacancy in the Dexter Community Schools district beginning Jan. 1, 2013.
Dexter Community Schools faculty and staff will have the opportunity to meet with Dennis Desmarias, the district's candidate for interim superintendent, at an informal meet and greet on Friday. Desmarias, a former superintendent from Riverview Community School District, will tour the district and talk with building principals, support staff, and union representatives as part of the superintendent search committee's interview process. "We know we need to have an interim superintendent in the district by the time (Superintendent Mary Marshall) leaves at the end of December," school board president Larry Cobler said. "We won't finish the process for hiring a permanent superintendent until April or May." Desmarias' background in education …
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Dexter School Board President Larry Cobler says replacing current Superintendent Mary Marshall could be a long process.
DEXTER — With Dexter Community Schools' Superintendent Mary Marshall leaving the district before the end of the 2012-2013 school year, preliminary search plans are underway to find a replacement. The school board could be accepting applications for a new superintendent in early January and will likely operate a portion of the school year with an interim superintendent, Board President Larry Cobler told the Dexter Leader. Cobler said the board may hire the Michigan Leadership Institute a headhunter firm, to help search for potential superintendent candidates. The same organization recommended Marshall's application to the board in 2011. “If everything goes like how we normally do it, I expect in early January we will post the position," …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
The Dexter superintendent has entered into contract negotiations with the Pentwater Public Schools Board of Education following a job interview on Wednesday.
PENTWATER — The Pentwater Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday night to enter into contract negotiations with Mary Marshall, superintendent of Dexter Community Schools to become the new superintendent/principal of Pentwater Public Schools. According to the Ludington Daily News, Marshall was picked over three other candidates following her interview Wednesday night. Marshall told Patch on Thursday driving back from Pentwater that she has "mixed feelings" about the announcement. "I am excited about this opportunity both personally and professionally," she said. "I will definitely miss the teachers, students, and staff at Dexter Community Schools." Marshall said she didn't expect a decision to come so quickly but has …
Shawn Letwin
3:26 pm on Thursday, March 28, 2013
I stick to the facts and what the topic is. Your response merits no further discussion on anything other than the facts and the topic as it relates to Dexter Schools. The delay of the superintendent search and the current state of the Dexter budget and some of the key items that would mitigate the budget to currently be more favorable is the topic. Stances on IB are not the point. State funding … more ›