QUINCY, MI (WTVB) – The Quincy Community Schools Board of Education voted 6-0 Thursday to select Mendon Middle/High School Principal Marc Kramer to be the district’s next superintendent.
If contract negotiations are successful, Kramer is scheduled to start his new job July 1, 2018.
Kramer told Quincy school board members they have a great district, and being their superintendent would be an awesome opportunity. He said during his interview that his main goal would be to improve student achievement.
He along with Lakeview Assistant Superintendent James Baker were each interviewed for over an hour by the board Thursday.
Both presented plans for what they would in their first 90 days on the job.
Baker said at the age of 54 that if he was hired, this would be the last district he would work in. He also told the board they are trying to find a superintendent who connects.
Board member Tim Miner said after the interviews were over that he felt Kramer was genuine and that he had a level of trust. Miner added that while Baker was very qualified and had a ton of experience, he didn’t think he would fit in at Quincy after coming from a large district like Lakeview.
Kramer was one of 19 applicants for the job.
He will become the leader of a school district which is trying to recover after the turmoil of the past year.
Craig Artist retired as superintendent last July in the wake of the controversy surrounding former teacher and Information Technology Director Jason Ferrell who entered no contest pleas to a pair of third degree criminal sexual conduct charges and is now serving a prison sentence of up to 15 years.
