Board cites community input and selects Dr. Mark Wenzel as next superintendent

The Enumclaw School District board told the public May 18 that, following a multi-month search involving staff, community forums and finalist campus visits, it has selected Dr. Mark Wenzel as the district’s next superintendent.

Chair summarized the search process and thanked staff and community members for extensive input: "That process included a lot of meetings... meeting with different people in the district... and the community forum," the chair said, and announced, "we are really excited to have Doctor Mark Wenzel to be our next superintendent of the district." (Chair)

Director Fisher expanded on the role of community feedback in the selection, saying the district received "hundreds of responses to the survey... I read literally hundreds of responses and it truly drove our decision." (Director Fisher)

Superintendent Jill Burns (who delivered a portion of the meeting's presentation) recognized student representatives who participated in candidate interviews and presented an "honor of excellence" to student representative Micaiah for two years of service on the board’s student advisory team.

The board did not record a formal vote in the public transcript for the hire during this meeting; the chair described finalist visits to campus and community forums as part of the process and thanked staff (Stacy) and students for their involvement. The record does not state Dr. Wenzel's start date, contract terms or whether a vote on appointment was taken elsewhere; those details were not provided during the public remarks recorded in this transcript.

What happens next: the district did not specify a public personnel motion or effective start date during the meeting; implementation details and contract terms were not discussed on the public record and were described only as part of the selection process.