Former Dayton superintendent Corr sought top Troy schools job

Former Dayton Public Schools Superintendent Rhonda Corr was among the 18 people who recently applied for Troy City Schools’ superintendent post, according to K12 Business Consulting Inc., which helped run the search.

Corr, who left DPS on a separation agreement in late January after being put on leave months earlier, was not one of the eight applicants Troy chose to interview.

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She could not immediately be reached for comment Tuesday.

Corr’s separation agreement calls for DPS to pay her salary and benefits through July. Dayton’s school board had accused her of unprofessional behavior, creating a hostile work environment and falsifying documents. Those accusations came just weeks after the board gave her an overwhelmingly positive performance review.

Last week DPS hired Elizabeth Lolli — an administrator Corr brought to the district in 2016 — to serve as Dayton’s superintendent for the next three years.

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It’s not unique for an administrator who was pushed out to seek other jobs in the same region. Former Kettering Superintendent Jim Schoenlein has applied for multiple superintendent posts after a dispute about his management practices led to a separation agreement with Kettering.

Troy’s school board has settled on Jeremy Miller and Christopher Piper as the two finalists to replace the retiring Eric Herman as superintendent. Miller, Troy’s current assistant superintendent, will have an interview with the public on April 10, and Piper, the current Triad superintendent, will do the same April 11. Both sessions are at 4:15 p.m. at the Troy Junior High School Library.

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Reporter Nancy Bowman contributed to this story.

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