Springboro Schools is proud to announce that Carrie Hester will remain Interim Superintendent of
Springboro Schools through July 2021. At their January 7th meeting,
the Board of Education unanimously approved the amended contract for Carrie
Hester as Interim Superintendent effective August 16, 2019 thru July 31, 2021. In
addition, the Board of Education also voted on the approval of a 3-year contract
for Carrie Hester as Executive Director of Human Resources effective August 1,
2021.
“I am honored to be able to lead Springboro Schools, and look to continue providing the necessary leadership and oversight so that each student, parent, employee, and community member contributes to the academic and social growth of our students,” said Carrie Hester.
Hester, who joined Springboro Schools in March 2018 as the district’s Director of Human Resources before transitioning to Assistant Superintendent of Operations, began serving as Interim Superintendent in August 2019. With the approved amended contract, Hester will remain as the district’s Interim Superintendent through the 2019-2020 school year, as well as the 2020-2021 school year. The Board of Education will determine
if the Superintendent position will be open for search during the latter part
of the 2020-2021 school year. Effective
August 2021, in the event a search for the Superintendent position is
conducted, Carrie Hester will begin a 3-year contract as Executive Director of
Human Resources.
“Ms. Hester has excelled in her role as Interim Superintendent,” said Board President Jamie Belanger, who was re-elected as Board
President at the January 7th meeting. “Stability is important, and we feel Ms. Hester provides the strength and knowledge required to continue our focus on providing Springboro students with an excellent education.”
Hester joined
Springboro Schools from the Hamilton City School District, where she was the
Associate Director of Human Resources. Hamilton City School District has a
student enrollment of nearly 10,000 and employs over 1,200 certified and
classified staff. There, Hester lead the recruitment, on-boarding, contracts,
and professional growth, while also working in conjunction with the Assistant
Superintendent of Human Resources.
Before joining
Hamilton City School District, Hester served as an Intervention Specialist in
Northwest Local Schools at both Northwest High School and Colerain Middle
School. She also has experience as a Special Education Department Chair and Gifted
Testing Evaluator.
Hester received her
Bachelor of Science in Special Education from Wright State University and her
Masters of Education in Administration from Xavier University. She holds credentials including a Superintendent
License, certifications in the areas of School Business Manager, Human Capital
Leaders in Education Professional (pHCLE), K-12 Principal License, and
Intervention Specialist K-12.
Finally, she is a
member of Ohio's Superintendent
Association (BASA), the Ohio Association School Business Officials (OASBO), the American Association of School
Personnel Administrators (AASPA), the Ohio Association of School Personnel
Administrators (OASPA) and the Southwest Ohio
Personnel Administrators (SWOPA).