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Enumclaw board announces Dr. Mark Wenzel as next superintendent
Summary
The Enumclaw School District board announced Dr. Mark Wenzel as its next superintendent following a multi-month search that included student and community input; the board and superintendent praised the process and student involvement.
The Enumclaw School District announced Dr. Mark Wenzel as the district's next superintendent during its May 18 regular board meeting.
Board President (speaker S1) said the district ran a multi‑month search that included community forums, surveys and campus visits, and that the board is "really excited to have Doctor Mark Wenzel to be our next superintendent of the district." Another board member (S4) said the public survey produced "hundreds of responses" and that the comments helped guide the selection.
Jill Burns, the current superintendent (Jill Burns, S10), thanked the board for the thorough process and highlighted student participation in the finalist interviews, saying the finalists "spent a full day on campus" and met with students and community members. Burns also recognized the student representatives who took part in interviews and presented an honor to the outgoing student representative for two years of service.
The board framed the decision as the result of extensive internal and community input. No formal vote on the hire was recorded in this meeting's minutes; the announcement was presented as part of the board's communications and recognitions.
The board also used the communications segment to highlight district achievements — including school recognitions, student competitions and staff awards — and to preview upcoming events including Agriventure and neighborhood meetings about construction.
