Eau Claire (Press Release) - The Eau Claire Area School Board is pleased and proud to announce that they have unanimously made a decision to hire a new Superintendent of Schools and have now entered into negotiations and hope to finalize a contract in the next two weeks.
The person selected to become the new Superintendent of the Eau Claire Area Schools is Dr. Mary Ann Hardebeck who now serves as an assistant superintendent in the Loudoun County Schools in the state of Virginia, a district of 66,000 students. In her present position she is the Assistant Superintendent for Personnel Services and has the responsibility to oversee 12,000 employees. She is a member of the Superintendents' senior staff and was previously the Director of High School Education in which she had responsibility for 10 high schools.
Dr. Hardebeck also served as the Principal of Chapel Hill High School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and began her career as a reading and English teacher. She received the Principal of the Year Award from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction while at Chapel Hill.
Dr. Hardebeck has a Bachelor's Degree in Education from Marshall University in West Virginia, a Master's Degree in reading from Syracuse University in New York, a Master's Degree in Education Administration from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, and a Doctorate from Virginia Tech. Dr. Hardebeck has also served on the Advisory Board of Harvard University's Principals' Center.
Dr. Hardebeck is known as a caring listener who has high expectations for the work of educators, works collaboratively and has strong leadership skills. Her 16 years as a public school administrator has prepared her well to be Eau Claire's Superintendent of Schools.Dr. Hardebeck was in Eau Claire all day on Monday of this week for the second of two interview processes. She spent the day meeting with many constituency groups, met with the School Board and participated in a community forum attended by nearly 100 community members. Feedback to the School Board by members of the Eau Claire community was very positive.
Discussions regarding a contract for Dr. Hardebeck are expected to take approximately two weeks at which time the School Board will formally approve a contract. Dr. Hardebeck will begin her duties in Eau Claire late this summer. At present, Dr. Terry Sheridan, former ECASD Assistant Superintendent, is serving as Interim Superintendent.
