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Middletown thanks outgoing ESE partner Chris Brown and welcomes Jeff Brandt

Middletown City Schools Board of Education · December 16, 2025

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Summary

Chris Brown announced he will leave his ESE partnership role in January and introduced Jeff Brandt as his replacement; Brandt described 30 years in K–12 education, including time as a superintendent, and expressed eagerness to continue the district partnership.

During public participation at the Dec. 15 meeting, Chris Brown thanked the board for a long partnership between the district and the ESE and said he will be leaving in January. Brown introduced Jeff Brandt as his successor for the ESE–Middletown partnership role.

Brandt, addressing the board, described roughly 30 years in K–12 education with experience as a middle- and high-school principal and in human resources; he said he served nine years as a superintendent before joining Butler County and expressed appreciation for the transition team. “I look really forward to… continuing the great things that we're doing for our community and, in Middletown in particular,” Brandt said.

Board members thanked Brown for his service and welcomed Brandt to the community. No formal personnel actions were taken during the meeting; the introduction occurred during the public participation portion of the agenda.