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Search for new superintendent already underway
BEAVERCREEK — School board members will start a search immediately to replace a superintendent many consider as one of the district’s biggest cheerleaders.
Dennis Morrison announced last week he would retire from his post July 31 after seven years in Beavercreek. He’s credited with helping keep the state’s highest ranking and bringing financial stability to the district.
Board members believe they can find Morrison’s replacement in the coming months and have someone ready to step in to lead the district before his retirement. To do so the board hired David Raish, who is affiliated with the education department at the University of Dayton, to lead a nationwide search for superintendent, said Richard Eckhardt, board president.
Eckhardt believes Raish will winnow applications down to 10 or so candidates in the coming month. Board members will then further narrow the field and eventually interview the top five applicants.
Whoever the board picks they’ll have their hands full as soon as they arrive in the district, which is beginning a $84 million renovation and construction project after voters approved a tax measure last year.
Morrison said he decided to retire before the project got well underway to give his successor a chance to make a mark on Beavercreek. “Who wouldn’t want to come to Beavercreek?” Morrison said.
Eckhardt agrees that now is a better time for Morrison’s retirement than half-way through the project. “I hate to lose him, but we all retire sometime,” he said. “Now is better than a year and a half from now.”
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