Glenview D34 Superintendent to Resign at the End of June

GLENVIEW, IL—Glenview School District 34 Superintendent Michael Nicholson will resign from his post next month and move over to a new role in the district as part of an agreement with the school board.

Nicholson, who has been superintendent since 2012, will step down June 30, and stay with the district until the end of the year as executive director of assessment analytics and instructional support, according to a district press release.

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"I would like to continue focusing my efforts and energy on my true passion, which is supporting teaching and learning," Nicholson said in a statement. "That can be a challenge given the many roles and responsibilities of the superintendent. Therefore, I will resign as superintendent in order to bring a sharper focus to the area of teaching and learning. By doing this, I believe I can provide significant help to District 34 in the short term, and eventually to another educational organization in the future.

The board will hire an interim superintendent to fill out the remainder of Nicholson's contract through the 2016-17 school year.

“The Board feels this approach best meets the needs of the students and staff in District 34 and the direction we want to move toward in the future, while at the same time utilizing Dr. Nicholson’s talents in the areas of assessment and instructional support,” Board of Education President Cathe Russe said in a statement.

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The board plans to hire the interim superintendent before the end of June. The search for a new superintendent will begin in the fall, and the board wants to be "inclusive" and "seek input from staff, parents, community members and other stakeholders," according to the district release. The new superintendent would start in the summer of 2017.

Nicholson's new role will last for only six months, and he will be paid at his current salary, the district release stated. In his new position, Nicholson will work "off-site on projects that move the strategic plan forward," the release added.

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