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Ludington Area School Board accepts superintendent's resignation, appoints interim and hires search firm
Summary
At a Dec. 3 special meeting the Ludington Area School District Board unanimously accepted Superintendent Dr. Kyle B. Corlett's resignation effective Dec. 7, approved a settlement agreement, named Mary C. Marshall interim superintendent and retained Michigan Leadership Institute to lead the search for a permanent replacement.
The Ludington Area School District Board of Education on Dec. 3, 2025, voted unanimously to accept the resignation of Superintendent Dr. Kyle B. Corlett effective Dec. 7, approve a settlement agreement between the board and Corlett and appoint Mary C. Marshall as interim superintendent. The board also voted to retain Michigan Leadership Institute to conduct the search for a permanent superintendent.
The special meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Board President Dr. Bret Autrey in Peterson Auditorium. After minor agenda modifications — moving the citizen participation opportunity to follow action items and changing one closed-session purpose to Section 8(1)(h) (attorney‑client privilege) of the Open Meetings Act — the board voted, 7-0, to enter a closed session to discuss attorney-client and collective bargaining matters.
Back in open session, the board acted on a slate of leadership items. Michael W. Nagle, board secretary, moved to accept Dr. Kyle B. Corlett’s resignation effective Dec. 7, 2025, with Alan Neushwander supporting; the motion passed unanimously. The minutes record approval of a settlement agreement between the board and Dr. Corlett but do not provide the settlement’s terms.
Mike Winczewski moved and Stephanie Reed seconded a motion to appoint Mary C. Marshall as interim superintendent on the recommendation of Board President Dr. Bret Autrey; the motion passed 7-0. The minutes do not specify a start date, contract length or compensation for the interim appointment.
The board then voted, on a motion by Steve Carlson supported by Sarah Lowman, to retain the Michigan Leadership Institute to lead the district’s search for a new superintendent; that motion also passed unanimously. The minutes do not include details about the scope, fee, or timeline for the search engagement.
During the citizen participation portion that followed the action items, one individual spoke; the minutes do not record the speaker’s name or the content of the comment. The board also acknowledged receipt of a notice from Laura Jacobs that she will retire as the district’s Director of Business Services effective Dec. 1, 2025.
Votes at a glance: all board motions recorded in the minutes carried unanimously with aye votes by Dr. Bret Autrey, Stephanie Reed, Steve Carlson, Michael W. Nagle, Sarah Lowman, Alan Neushwander and Mike Winczewski.
The district’s immediate leadership will be handled by Interim Superintendent Mary C. Marshall while the Michigan Leadership Institute conducts the superintendent search; the minutes do not specify a timeline for naming a permanent replacement or further public meetings on the search.
