The Avon Grove School District is currently in the process of conducting a search for a new superintendent. The position has been advertised nationally, and the deadline for candidates to apply for the job of leading the school district is January 22, 2025.

The successful candidate will have big shoes to fill.

Dr. M. Christopher Marchese served as Avon Grove’s superintendent for 11 years—a long tenure in that position. Avon Grove underwent quite a few significant changes during Marchese’s tenure. The district built a new high school, renovated the former high school building into a middle school, reconfigured the grade levels in each school building, and brought back many programs that had been eliminated during the Great Recession of 2008 and 2009. Marchese’s work left a lasting impact on the Avon Grove School District, and we hope that the superintendent search produces great results. While state lawmakers certainly have a role to play in education, it will always be the administrators and teachers and support staff and parents who make a real difference.