The Bowling Green Board of Education voted unanimously tonight to select Ryan Myers to fill the board seat previously held by Bill Clifford. Six people had applied for the position and were interviewed by the board on Monday.
Board President Ginny Stewart thanked all the applicants for going through the rigorous application process.
Myers, who ran for a position on the school board last year, is the supervisor of special education at Penta Career Center. Prior to that, he served as director and principal of special education at Northwest Ohio Educational Service Center. He has a valid Ohio Superintendent License and a valid Ohio Principal License for K-12.
“He’s somebody who’s committed his professional life to education,” board member Norm Geer said. “He’s a welcome addition to the board.”
Myers noted the top three issues facing the school district – educating students during a global pandemic, the deteriorating and outdated school buildings, and healing the divide in the district.
“I offer a perspective of one that has seen these challenges” and came up with solutions, he wrote. “In terms of helping to heal the divide in the district, I have the calm and objective personality that elicits trust and reliability for the decision-making process.”
