Carlisle, Lebanon superintendents among candidates for Fairborn job

Top leaders of Carlisle Local Schools and Lebanon City Schools are among the two dozen applicants for a superintendent job in Fairborn City Schools near Dayton.

Mark North, superintendent of Lebanon City Schools, and Larry Hook, superintendent of Carlisle Local School District, were among the 24 people on a list of applicants released today by Fairborn City Schools.

The school board will conduct a candidate screening Thursday, then have the first round of interviews Feb. 17-18. The finalist interviews will be Feb. 29 and March 1-2.

The district’s goal is to hire a superintendent by March 17, with the new leader starting in June or July.

The applicant list as of today, Feb. 3, included:

  • Jay Arbaugh: Former Superintendent, Keystone Local Schools; Former Superintendent, Cory Rawson Local Schools

  • Thomas Bailey: Assistant Superintendent and Chief Operating Officer, Three Rivers Local Schools; Former Head Principal (Grades K-12), Three River Local Schools
  • Amy Baldridge: Director of Programs, Greene County Educational Service Center; Former Curriculum Supervisor, Xenia City Schools
  • David Bartoe: Director of Education and Principal, Lockland Local Schools; Former Director of Professional Development, Myerson Academy
  • Thomas Brady: Principal, Madison High School, Madison, Ohio; Former Assistant Principal, Madison High School
  • Roger Lee Cade: Principal, Edgerton Junior/Senior High School, Hicksville, OH; Former Principal and Career Tech Education Director, Tucker County (W. Va.) High School
  • Jack Cunningham: CEO/President, Chesterton Group School Management Consultants; Former Principal, East Liverpool High School
  • Dr. Glenn Faircloth: Superintendent, Lorain County Joint Vocational School District; Former Executive Director, Dayton City Schools' Career Technical Programs
  • Ed Gibbons: Director of Business Affairs, Fairborn City Schools; Former Principal, Baker Junior High School, Fairborn City Schools
  • Dr. Susan Hayward: Assistant Superintendent, Beavercreek City School District; Former Assistant Professor, Wilmington College
  • Chad Hill: Principal of Vandalia-Butler High School; Former Principal, Dixie High School, New Lebanon, Ohio
  • Larry Hook: Superintendent, Carlisle Local School District; Former Assistant Superintendent, Springboro Community Schools
  • Jonathan Kuehnle: Campus Director, Springfield High School, Springfield City Schools; Former Principal, Circleville High School
  • Eugene Lolli: Principal, Fairborn High School; Former Superintendent, Springboro Community Schools
  • Rebecca Lowry: School Psychologist, London (OH) City Schools; Former Executive Director, Yellow Springs Community Children's Center
  • Dean Lynch: Superintendent, Blanchester Local Schools; Former Middle School Administrator, Springfield City Schools
  • Mark Manley: Music Teacher, Warner Middle School, Xenia City Schools; Former Administrative Specialist, Xenia City Schools
  • Mark North: Superintendent, Lebanon City Schools; Former Assistant Superintendent, Groveport Madison Local Schools
  • Tyrone Olverson: Superintendent, Finneytown Local Schools; Former Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Licking Heights Local Schools
  • Jeff Patrick: Superintendent, Franklin Monroe Local Schools, Pitsburg, Ohio; Former Superintendent, Bradford Exempted Village Schools
  • Jennifer Pennczarski: Superintendent, Kenton City Schools; Former Principal, Tri-Valley Middle School, Dresden, Ohio
  • Dr. Brad Ritchey: Director of Instructional Assessment, Parma City School District; Former C-TEC Secondary School Academics Supervisor/Dean of Students
  • Paul Ross: Technology Director, Bexley City Schools; Technology Resource Center Manager, University of Denver
  • Dr. James Schoenlein: Campus Director, American National University; Former Superintendent and Curriculum Director, Kettering City Schools

Terry Riley was appointed Fairborn interim superintendent in September after Dave Scarberry stepped aside due to health reasons.

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