FORT MADISON – The final two candidates for the Fort Madison Community School District Superintendent will be part of a meet-and-greet at the Fort Madison Junior/Senior High School Wednesday from 11 a.m. to noon.
According to FMSCD Board of Directors' President Josh Wykert, the district has invited the public to the event at the high school.
The event includes some brief introductions and background to the group and there will be time following for community members to talk to the candidates.
Current superintendent Dr. Erin Slater’s resignation was approved last week after she accepted a position at a Tennessee school district. Following that announcement, the district contracted services with Grundmeyer Leader Services of Huxley, Iowa, and on Thursday, the district announced two finalists for the position, David Keane, currently a director of teaching at West Burlington Independent School District, and Mike Wolter, a secondary principal at Columbus, and a former FMCSD teacher.
Keane is the current director of teaching and learning, special education, and human resources for the West Burlington Independent School District.
There he has led the collaborative effort to develop a new mission and a portrait of a graduate for the district, laying the groundwork for a strategic plan. He also worked to improve the efficiency of the student information management system and facilitated a K-12 mathematics' curriculum review and adoption process.
Previously, Keane was a school-to-career advisor at Humboldt High School in north central Iowa. He also has experience as a tech prep/school improvement coordinator and a science and industrial tehnology teacher.
Wolter has provided instructional leadership to support teaching effectiveness and student achievement at Columbus, while managing the recruitment and hiring for hard-to-fill teaching positions. He has also leveraged Professional Learning Communities to drive teacher collaboration and instructional improvement. Additionally, Wolter has collaborated with students, staff, families, and the community to strengthen the school culture.
The district has scheduled three sessions at the central office following the meet-and-greet to discuss each candidate. The meetings are set for 3:15 p.m., 4:15 p.m., and 5:30 p.m. The first two will be in closed session per Iowa Code Chapter 21.5. The code requires that the candidates request the deliberations take place in closed session, as well as being a mechanism provided by law to protect needless and irreparable injury to the candidates.
The final meeting Wednesday will be closed and then opened to the public for a potential offer of employment to one of the candidates.
The next superintendent will begin employment effective July 1, 2025.
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