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The school board is confident that Sam Ison is the right person to lead the district forward. He is a collaborative leader who has experience growing the capacity of instructional teams and building relationships. During the last year and a half as Senior Director of Instructional Leadership, he has helped shape and implement the work of the district on our three main goals: raising academic achievement through rich instructional practices, building a positive and collaborative climate, and carefully allocating our limited resources without impacting critical student programming.
Thanks to the leadership of Greg Rasmussen and the dedication and hard work of the Middletown teachers and staff, the district is making progress towards our goals. We don't want to lose that momentum, and believe that Sam will provide needed continuity so that we as a district are not distracted from these efforts. We anticipate that Greg and Sam will work together over the next three months so that the transition can be as smooth as possible.
We hope you will join us in congratulating and supporting Sam in his new role.
Note: The Journal just made a mistake on the quote about Ison's success at Lebanon High. The rating of the high school went from Continuous Improvement to Excellent in 6 years and then stayed there. I don't know what the rating of the whole district overall was at the time, and no, I would not give credit to the high school principal for that rating, whatever it was. And yes, there are obvious differences between Lebanon and Middletown. But no matter how you slice it, that it is major improvement in a very short period of time, that is evidence of superior leadership skills.
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