Washtenaw Intermediate School District names Scott Menzel new superintendent

The Washtenaw Intermediate School District school board named Scott Menzel of the Livingston Educational Service Agency to be the district’s next superintendent at their regular meeting Tuesday.

Menzel has been superintendent of LESA, the intermediate school district in Livingston County, for four years. He is a former superintendent of Whitmore Lake schools. He has entered into contract negotiations with a committee of two board members and a contract is expected to be approved at a later meeting.

Scott Menzel

Board president Mark VanBogelen said both Menzel and Thomas Goodney, the other finalist for the position and the deputy superintendent and chief of staff at the Educational Service Center of Central Ohio, would have been good choices for the job but ultimately Menzel was the best choice.

“Both have excellent skills and both candidates could have done the job,” he said. “So, we couldn’t make a bad choice. But, I believe we made the right choice.”

The WISD began searching for a new superintendent in December when William Miller, who had served as superintendent for 12 years, announced his retirement. Richard Leyshock has been serving as interim superintendent since January.

Menzel will take over the position from Leyshock on July 1. He is currently completing work on his doctorate degree from Eastern Michigan University.

Kyle Feldscher covers K-12 education for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.

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