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The Springfield News-Sun has followed the search for the Greenon Local Schools superintendent since Dan Bennett announced his retirement last year.
Former Clark-Shawnee Local School District administrator Brad Silvus will be hired as the new superintendent at Greenon Local School District.
Silvus, who currently serves as the Director of Curriculum and Instruction at Fairborn City Schools, will replace Superintendent Dan Bennett, who retired at the end of 2014 and was finishing out this school year at Greenon on a supplemental contract. Bennett was recently hired as Superintendent at the Clark County Educational Service Center.
The Board of Education will vote to hire Silvus at a special meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Indian Valley Intermediate School, which will be followed by a reception at 7:30 p.m.
The great staff at the district and a supportive community made Greenon an attractive place to work, Silvus said.
“All I’ve heard about is great things, particularly about the kids,” Silvus said.
Silvus will begin at Greenon Aug. 1. Silvus’ annual salary will be $117,000.
“We feel that Brad Silvus is the right fit for our community, our staff and the Board members,” said Board President Dennis Henry in a press release. “He is the candidate that is the most prepared to step into this role, continue our current programs and lead the staff and community into a future of continued excellence at Greenon Local.”
Silvus was selected from 18 candidates, according to a press release. The district’s search was conducted by K-12 Business Consulting, Inc.
The goal is to keep successful programs and initiatives in place, Silvus said, as well as building towards the future with technology, making it a daily part of instruction.
The district will also look to maximize facilities and be good stewards of taxpayer money, he added. The district passed a five-year operating levy last November that will generate about $1.2 million annually.
Silvus, a graduate of Ohio University and the University of Dayton, has worked as a math teacher and assistant principal at Reid Elementary School, a principal at Rockway Elementary School and assistant superintendent at Clark-Shawnee Local Schools.
He’s left Clark County twice — stints at the Preble County Educational Service Center and Fairborn — but always finds his way back.
“The expectation in Clark County for excellence is one that I’m very much attracted to,” Silvus said, “and Greenon definitely has that in its academic tradition. They have a great report card. We want to keep that and we want to keep building, too.”
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