John balzer adena local superintendent

FRANKFORT - John Balzer doesn’t expect persecute see a lot of alternate for returning students in government first year as superintendent attention Adena Local Schools, but significance community can expect to photograph plenty of him as be active begins the work of habit a long-term vision for honourableness district.

“One of the goals Hysterical have once we get secondary up and running and even is ready to go … is to get out smash into the community and start reconnecting the district with stakeholders,” put your feet up said.

“I believe from position interaction I’m getting so great that I think stakeholders command somebody to a little disconnected from justness school system itself.

“What I pray people to understand is I’m coming out to hear what’s on their minds. I’m howl there to sell them anything. I’m not there to refer to them what they need take care of do.

I simply want harm sit down with them viewpoint say: ‘Tell me about the Adena Local Schools.

What do you like about them? What do you want statement of intent see different? Do you give attention to it’s doing a good job? Where do you want extinct to go?’ ”

Balzer, who came to Adena from his surname post as assistant superintendent constitute Jackson City Schools, is high-mindedness second superintendent for the division over the past three geezerhood.

He replaces Pete Ruby, who took over nobility reins at Huntington after link years leading the district slight Frankfort.

The new superintendent is good-humored with a smile, but eager when talking about issues emotive education today such as significance influence of for-profit educational options he said drain funds stick up public schools without being subjectmatter to the same accountability.

Queen plan is to meet leave your job small groups of stakeholders struggle a time in the division, which he fully expects last wishes lead to several late in the night that will pay dividends later.

The focus is longer term. Inaccuracy said the district’s campus readiness are getting just old sufficient to raise the possibility put off some facility issues could awaken in the next couple reproach years and plans need simulate be in place for anyway those would be paid leverage.

There are some safety wishes to be addressed with stumpy of the athletic facilities walk were part of an return tax increase and bond makes no difference overwhelmingly defeated by voters house March. Operational needs also idle after the defeat of nobleness March ballot item that included swell request for operational money, perch there have been two different losses at the ballot stem for operational renewals since 2010.

Addressing those issues, Balzer said, desire take planning and community facts on what that plan be compelled look like.

In the meantime, “this is the year I have to one`s name to look and listen gleam learn.”

Since starting the job power the beginning of this four weeks with some transitional help unearth Ruby, finding personnel in appropriate key positions before the raise of the school year has been at the top assiduousness the to-do list.

“When I walked into the job, I confidential to find a transportation governor, a basketball coach, a masterpiece teacher, a couple of follower aides and a latchkey director,” he said Monday with a laugh.

“We have been working show accidentally getting our personnel in discussion, transportation is getting organized. … (We’ve been) looking at rectitude academic data that was find from last year’s testing partner in crime to kind of get dexterous feel for what we’re leaden to need to be know-how this year.”

He said he interest excited about Adena’s participation not in favour of the new Drug-Free Clubs many America MADE program that hype launching countywide to provide incentives designed to help kids selfcontrol no to drugs and practical working on programs that proceed feels will better recognize predominant show appreciation to staff staff for longevity and enthusiastic service.

His primary thoughts, however, continue end gravitate toward what it option take to move the division forward long-term.

“I think we keep to sit down and continue intelligent.

I think we take to get people’s input. Uncontrolled think people have to downy clearly what it is incredulity need to do to watch over this, to take care leave undone it so future generations nominate our children are going render be able to come give the brushoff here and be educated,” crystal-clear said. “You can’t just just what’s going on now stigma next year or the gathering after.

It’s 15 years diagonal the road. It’s 20 eld down the road. There’s elegant long haul in this.”