Our speaker today was Dr. John Marschhausen our new superintendent of Dublin Schools.  Dr. Marschhausen was introduced by Dr.Todd Hoadley.

 

Dr. Marschhausen will begin his new position as Superintendent on August 1st (consultant role 5/1 - 8/1).  Prior to his new role, he was Superintendent in Hilliard (2013-2021), Loveland (2010-2013) and East Knox (2005-2010).  He also taught at The Ohio State University, Ohio Dominican University, and Capella University.

 

His wife teaches in the Dublin school system at Eli Pinney and he has two daughters at The Ohio State University, one a senior, one a Junior.

 

Dr. Marschhausen earned his B.A. in Political Science and History at Wittenberg University, his Master’s degree from the University of Dayton and a Doctorate of learned philosophy and leadership from Capella University.

 

He spoke about three areas – Leadership, challenges in public education and some possible solutions.

 

He believes there are three things great leaders do

 

  • They build Connections

  • They buils Character, Consistency, Core Values and Trust

  • They are able to Communicate face-to-face, in written word and in videos

 

He then discussed some challenges in public education

 
  • Offering elite academic experiences while supporting the social and emotional growth of the students and families

  • How to recover from the disruptions of the Covid pandemic with mitigation strategies

  • Dealing with race relations and equity issues

    • He discussed having to use with “productive discomfort” conversations 

 

What are some of the solutions

 
  • Agreeing on common language and definitions to help reach consensus

    • Common definitions for Excellence and Equity

  • Need to align the Mission and Purpose with a common vocabulary

  • Need to provide elite preparatory academic processes and opportunities for students going to career colleges

  • At the same time provide opportunities for those students who will not be going to 4-year colleges – earn to learn

 

I highly recommend watching Dr. Marschhausen’s entire presentation! Click Here to View his Presentation on our YouTube Channel.

To view the photos from this meeting, please visit our Flickr page.

We also have videos on our channel from most of our meetings for the past year, click here to see the videos on our YouTube Channel.

 

 

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