The Shawano School Board unanimously named Gary Cumberland as the district’s new superintendent Monday night and learned of two more key resignations.
Jim Heinz ended his 15-year stint on the board with an email sent to board president Julie Van Dyck on Sunday, and Tim Mayer, Shawano Community High School associate principal and athletic director, will leave his post in December.
Cumberland was assistant superintendent and has served as interim superintendent since Todd Carlson resigned in August just days before school started to accept the superintendent job in the Gillett School District.
Steve Linssen stepped down as associate principal with Shawano Community High School to accept a principal post with Gillett the same week Carlson departed.
Cumberland said he is eager to move forward and make sure educational services continue as normal.
“I’m excited to have the position. I think we have a lot of good things going for us here in the district, and I think we can work together and be even stronger than we have in the past,” Cumberland said. “Needless to say, there are a few challenges in light of the resignations, but there’s a really good staff here.”
Details still need to be worked out on a contract for Cumberland. Carlson was receiving $135,294.16 in salary and $37,955.58 in benefits annually at the time of his resignation.
Van Dyck announced Heinz’s resignation at Monday’s board meeting.
Van Dyck said she was hoping to get a letter of resignation soon. Van Dyck did not provide details about Heinz’s email or why he resigned.
Because the resignation was not on the board’s agenda, no action could be taken.
Heinz was appointed to fill a vacancy on the board in 1998 and elected to the board in 1999. He served as board president in 2004; vice president in 2003, 2007 and 2010; and clerk in 2008.
Van Dyck expressed her appreciation for Heinz’s service.
“His work was definitely very appreciated. He was very loyal to the district and really had some dedication,” she said.
The board voted 7-0 to accept the resignation of Mayer. Mayer submitted his resignation Thursday, according to Cumberland, and it will take effect Dec. 10.
Details about Mayer’s reasons for resigning were not available.
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