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Edwardsburg names new assistant superintendent, approves multiple building hires and extends superintendent's contract
Summary
The board approved the hiring of Ryan Towner as assistant superintendent and several building-level hires; it also extended Superintendent (name not specified in transcript) through 2027–28 with a salary schedule that mirrors teacher contract increases while noting future negotiation considerations.
The Edwardsburg Public Schools Board on June 10 approved multiple personnel actions: the appointment of Ryan Towner as assistant superintendent, several recommended building hires, and a one-year extension of the superintendent’s contract.
Ryan Towner was recommended after a three-round interview process that included board members, administrators and staff. Administrators described Towner’s background in literacy direction and building leadership, noted he and his family live in the district, and the board approved his hire by voice vote.
The board also approved recommended hires for building positions across the district (high school, middle school, Eagle Lake, primary) as presented by administrators. Names read into the record included Janet Larson (high school special education), Rebecca Horvath (high school mathematics), Brenda Tu (high school guidance), Douglas (middle school health/PE/ad duties), Bridal Marlow (Eagle Lake part-time music) and Sarah Acones (primary kindergarten). The board voted to approve the recommended hires.
Separately the board approved a one-year extension of the superintendent’s contract (extending through 2027–28) with an annual salary of $155,324 in the first year of the extension; administration said the contract includes a salary schedule that mirrors educator contract increases while also noting the state requirement to include a salary schedule for superintendents. The board recorded a roll-call vote in favor of the contract extension.
Why it matters The assistant superintendent hire and building-level hires fill leadership and classroom roles that affect instruction and operations for the coming year. The superintendent contract extension provides continuity in district leadership and aligns future compensation with the negotiated educator salary schedule, subject to future negotiations and fund-balance constraints.
What’s next Human resources will finalize contracts and onboarding for the new hires; administrators will circulate updated staffing and orientation information to school communities before the fall semester.
