Marysville Schools Superintendent

The Superintendent Search
Marysville Schools is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Superintendent. The Board of Education seeks an effective and experienced leader in education and administration. It is preferred that the new Superintendent will begin August 1, 2025.

Community Information about Marysville
As a growing city, Marysville is an excellent place to call home. Marysville offers small-town values in a city that is continually attracting new stores, businesses, and restaurants. Marysville offers convenient access to Columbus (approx. 20 minutes) without the challenges of living in a big city.

About the Marysville Schools
Marysville Schools, as we prefer to call ourselves, is a growing school district located about 20 miles Northwest of Columbus, Ohio. The district has over 5,600 students consisting of five elementary schools (K-4), one intermediate school (5-6), one middle school (7-8), one high school (9-12), and one STEM early college high school (9-12). Our schools employ over 350 teachers and 250 support staff, such as maintenance, custodians, secretaries, aides, food service personnel, bus drivers, School Age Child Care (SACC), etc.

The Marysville Schools academic program provides opportunities for all students to reach their full potential. Our job is to provide a personalized education with a focus on problem solving, collaboration and communication so today’s students have the skills they need to be successful in careers, college and life.

Mission
At Marysville Schools, our mission is to ensure each child is challenged, prepared, and empowered through innovation, collaboration, and inspiration. We are committed to:

• Student Learning: Providing a rigorous and engaging educational experience that ignites curiosity and fosters a lifelong love of learning.
• Community Partnerships: Building strong, collaborative relationships with families, local businesses, and community organizations to support and enhance the educational experience.
• Financial Stability: Ensuring responsible stewardship of resources to maintain a stable and sustainable financial foundation for our schools.
• Safety & Wellness: Creating a safe and nurturing environment that promotes the physical, emotional, and mental well-being of every student and staff member.

Through innovation, we ignite our students’ curiosity. Through collaboration, we strengthen their capacity. Through inspiration, we empower their confidence and fortitude toward the future.

Marysville Schools is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and supportive community where every child can achieve their full potential.

Leadership Criteria & Qualifications/Responsibilities
Our Superintendent shall be able to demonstrate the following:

• Strong spokesperson with interpersonal skills who can publicly celebrate and market the successes of the school district, serve as a student advocate, and instill trust and unity in the community/staff at all levels by being approachable and collaborative.
• Chief executive who will keep the Board fully informed and current with matters about the schools, one who can forge a strong partnership based on mutual trust and respect and can unify district leadership.
• Visionary and innovative skills along with an ability to create and implement our vision with input from internal and external stakeholders and implement action plans for ongoing district improvement.
• Decisive and innovative educational leader with a strong background in student achievement and financial management.
• Educational team leader who can attract, develop, supervise, and support teaching and administrative talent, who inspires high-performance standards with accountability, and finds satisfaction in the success of others.
• Successful administrative experience is required.
• Willingness to become an active and contributing member of the school community and be comfortable with high visibility in schools and the community while being accessible.

Terms of Employment and Compensation
The Board will provide a competitive and negotiable compensation package. A multi-year contract with provisions for annual review and evaluation will be offered. The actual salary and benefits will be commensurate with the education and experience of the candidate.

Application
The application deadline is February 28, 2025.

All applications will be processed online.
Visit www.escco.org/MarysvilleSuperintendentSearch to complete an application.

For information regarding the position, please contact:
Wade Lucas, Ed.D.
Client Services Representative
614.440.1978, Wade.Lucas@escco.org

For further information regarding the application process, please contact:
Tamekia Jackson
Human Resources
ESC of Central Ohio
614.542.4141, Tamekia.Jackson@escco.org

Timeline* February 28, 2025             Application Deadline
March 11, 12 & 13, 2025   First Round of Interviews
March 18, 2025                 Second Round of Interviews
TBD                                   Board Action to Employ
August 1, 2025                  Preferred Start Date
*Timeline subject to change