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Board appoints Tom Strickler as Elizabethtown superintendent on three-year contract
Summary
After an internal evaluation and reference checks, the board appointed interim superintendent Tom Strickler to a three-year contract, citing continuity for upcoming capital and organizational work; the vote was unanimous.
The Elizabethtown Area School District board appointed Tom Strickler as superintendent on a three-year contract beginning July 1, following an internal evaluation, interviews and reference checks.
Board members described their decision as favoring continuity and readiness. Mrs. Carter summarized the board’s review process and said trustees sought an organizational leader familiar with district operations and capital planning. The administration noted that Strickler’s prior work and participation in a recent leadership retreat demonstrated his readiness to lead the district into upcoming projects.
Trustees discussed the combined role Strickler will hold — superintendent and chief financial/operations responsibilities — and the legal and oversight safeguards that will accompany that arrangement. The board emphasized existing dual-control financial procedures, and Strickler indicated he will resign the board-treasurer role effective June 26 to avoid conflicts.
The motion to appoint Mr. Strickler was made by Mrs. Lindamouth and seconded by Mr. Gillis; the board approved the appointment by unanimous roll-call vote.
Next steps: Board and superintendent will collaborate on strategic goals, a superintendent-evaluation process tied to those goals, and a plan to present dual-control safeguards to auditors and the board at a future workshop.
