Greenwood School District 50 announces new superintendent
May 29, 2019 – Greenwood School District 50 has a new superintendent, joining them from another district in Greenwood County.
The district announced Wednesday that Dr. Steve Glenn will take the reins on July 1 after a search with help from firm Coleman Lew Canny Bowen of Charlotte.
Glenn previously served at Greenwood School District 52 in Ninety Six as assistant superintendent, middle and high school principal, director, assistant principal, and teacher. Glenn has a Bachelor of Science in physical education from Mars Hill College and a Masters of Education in educational leadership from Clemson. In 2005, Glenn earned his Doctorate in educational leadership from Clemson.
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Lakelands candidates for District 50 superintendent make their case before public
May 23, 2019 – In a survey, residents said “loudly and consistently” that they want Greenwood County School District 50’s next superintendent to be “student-centered first, teacher-centered second — but a close second,” said Shana Plott, of executive search firm Coleman Lew. Areas of concern included the district’s test scores, transparency and poverty.
Julie Fowler, chief administrative officer for Abbeville County School District, and Steve Glenn, assistant superintendent at Greenwood’s District 52, touched upon those topics at the second of two forums Wednesday night at the Genesis Education Center.
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Pair of District 50 superintendent candidates meet with teachers, parents. Two more visit today
May 22, 2019 – A pair of administrators auditioning for the role of superintendent emphasized their willingness to listen to teachers should they take the reins of Greenwood County School District 50.
Cynthia Ambrose, deputy superintendent of learning services at Charleston County School District, and Eric Thomas, chief turnaround officer for the Georgia State Board of Education, took questions from Greenwood County School District 50 residents, teachers and staff Tuesday night at the Genesis Education Center. Two other candidates — Julie Fowler, chief administrative officer of Abbeville County School District and Steve Glenn, assistant superintendent at Greenwood County School District 52 — will answer questions tonight at Genesis.
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Dist. 50 announces meet and greet with superintendent candidates
May 16, 2019 – Greenwood County School District 50 announced the dates and times of public forums where residents will have an opportunity to meet four candidates in contention to replace outgoing superintendent Darrell Johnson.
“The purpose of these forums is to provide students, parents and community members the opportunity to meet the finalists and discuss their future plans for the district,” according to a district news release.
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District 50 board narrows superintendent search to four
May 14, 2019 – Greenwood County School District 50 announced on Tuesday four candidates, two of them currently working in Lakelands school districts, to succeed outgoing Superintendent Darrell Johnson.
Johnson announced his retirement in December, and the board wants to hire a successor by June 30, his last day with the district.
The candidates are: Cynthia Ambrose, deputy superintendent of learning services at Charleston County School District; Julie Fowler, chief administrative officer of Abbeville County School District; Steve Glenn, assistant superintendent at Ninety Six School District; and Eric Thomas, chief turnaround officer at the Georgia State Board of Education.
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Official: Next District 50 leader needs to know about poverty
March 27, 2019 – In her time looking for leaders on behalf of companies and, occasionally, school districts, Shana Plott has never received as much community input as she had from the residents of Greenwood County School District 50.
Charles Lewis didn’t think it was enough.
Plott, whose firm District 50 hired to find a successor to longtime Superintendent Darrell Johnson, had a community forum Monday at the Genesis Center at Lewis’ request.
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Survey reveals D50’s strengths, weaknesses
March 8, 2019 – Greenwood County School District 50’s technology and facilities are great. Its administration is opaque.
That’s the majority opinion of the nearly 1,100 respondents to a survey administered by Coleman Lew Canny Bowen, the firm hired by District 50’s board to assist with its search for a new superintendent.
“We’ve done a lot of these surveys across my years of executive search, but I have to tell you, this one had far and away the greatest response of any survey we’ve ever done,” Shana Plott, Coleman Lew’s chief executive officer, told the board Wednesday afternoon. “It’s our understanding that it’s really not possible for one person to go and respond 400 times.”
In addition to surveys, Plott and her colleague, Robin Rogers, interviewed school support staff, teachers, administrators and students, as well as business leaders.
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District 50 seeks public input in superintendent search
February 26, 2019 – What traits would you like to see in a superintendent?
That’s on a list of questions Greenwood County School District 50 is asking the community as part of the search for its next chief educator.
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Firm gives tentative timeline for District 50 superintendent search
February 19, 2019 – Coleman Lew, the firm conducting the search for Greenwood County School District 50’s next superintendent, gave a rough timeline for the search at February’s board meeting Monday night.
The first phase of the search, a “listening tour,” is already underway, said Shana Plott, the chief executive officer of Coleman Lew.
“It probably is the most critical step in the process,” Plott said. “We’re going to want to hear from a lot of you.”
Coleman Lew will host community meetings in Greenwood and craft an online survey. Plott also said she would be available for one-on-one conversations with residents who would like to provide input on what they want to see from District 50’s next superintendent.
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February 6, 2019 – Darrell Johnson, Greenwood County School District 50 Superintendent, announced his impending retirement in December. District 50’s Board of Trustees interviewed three firms then voted unanimously to select Coleman Lew Canny Bowen to conduct the search for Johnson’s replacement.
Board Chairman David Trent said “Coleman Lew stood out with its commitment to gaining community input via forums and surveys.
“They seem to really bring a lot of expertise and a lot of their service in engaging the community,” he said. “Ultimately the decision is the Board’s, but we need help in hearing everybody out there in the community in what they think the profile of an ideal candidate is.”
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