McHenry County Government: McHenry County Board Seeking Applications For Regional Superintendent Vacancy

Press release from the McHenry County Government:

11/17/2021 3:15 PM

WOODSTOCK, Ill. – McHenry County Board Chairman Mike Buehler is seeking applications to fill the vacant office of Regional Superintendent of Schools.

The County Board declared the vacancy at its Nov. 16 meeting after voting to remove former superintendent Leslie Schermerhorn from office.

The Regional Superintendent of Schools is responsible for duties such as teacher certification and background checks, truancy enforcement, administering GED exams, conducting school safety inspections, and auditing the county’s school districts for fiscal viability and adherence to state curriculum requirements. The Regional Superintendent of Schools also acts as the ex-officio secretary of the Regional Board of School Trustees.

Interested applicants can submit a resume and/or short bio to MJBuehler@mchenrycountyil.gov as soon as possible. Under state law, applicants for the position must: 

• Have a master’s degree;
• Have earned at least 20 semester hours of credit in professional education at the graduate level;
• Hold a valid all-grade supervisory license, or a valid state limited supervisory license, or a valid state life supervisory license, or a valid administrative license;
• Have at least four years of experience in teaching;
• Have spent at least two of the previous four years in full-time teaching or supervising in public schools, or as a regional superintendent in Illinois; and
• Be of good character.

Applicants must live in the boundaries of Regional Office of Education District 44, which are generally coterminous with McHenry County’s boundaries. The appointee must also be a Republican, like the former officeholder, as determined by the individual’s declared party affiliation in the most recent primary in which they voted.

While the seat is up for election at the Nov. 8, 2022 general election, the appointee’s term expires June 30, 2023. The appointee is welcome, and encouraged, to run for election to a full term.

This press release was produced by the McHenry County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.