GREENFIELD – On May 28, seven semi-finalists interviewed with the two district school boards for the shared superintendent position. The screening interviews included electronic interviews for 25 minutes with each candidate. The board announced the following three finalists that have been invited to the district June 6 for formal interviews with multiple interview teams.
Brian Wall has served the IKM Manning School District as the high school principal since 2008. He was the Manning High School Principal for seven years prior. Before his tenure in school administration, he served as a math teacher and coach. In 2014, he was named Iowa Association of Student Councils Administrator of the Year. He has also routinely served as a mentor for new principals through School Administrators of Iowa. One of Wall’s accomplishments is helping to lead the Irwin-Kirkman-Manilla and Manning School Districts through whole grade sharing and reorganization. He has also led the district in integration of Professional Learning Communities and Teacher Leadership and Compensation Grant.
Paul Croghan currently serves as the shared superintendent between East Mills and Essex School Districts. He has served in this role for the last five years. Prior, he served the East Mills District as the high school principal and activities director from 2010-13. He also served as the assistant high school principal and AD in Atlantic and was Walnut High School Principal prior to that. His leadership efforts have expanded vocational opportunities for students, improved the financial conditions of both districts and also included multiple facilities improvements.
Brad Anderson currently serves as the Woodward-Granger Superintendent. Prior to being named superintendent in 2011, Anderson served the district and the PK-5 principal. On top of his superintendent duties, Anderson also serves the district as special education director, curriculum director, transportation director, Title I coordinator and CRISIS coordinator. As the district leader, Anderson was responsible for adding both voluntary pre-school and after-school care for students, among other notable accomplishments. His prior experience includes serving as an elementary principal for United Community Schools, third-grade teacher in Earlham and fifth-grade teacher in Gilman City, Missouri.
The school board will consider feedback from the formal interview teams as they decide who will be the new shared district superintendent. The new superintendent will officially begin his duties July 1.