Clark-Shawnee superintendent will retire after 48 years in education

The Clark-Shawnee Local Schools superintendent will retire at the end of July.

Gregg Morris, who’s worked as superintendent at Clark-Shawnee for eight years and spent 48 years overall in education, is calling it a career.

“Clark-Shawnee is a very special place,” Morris said. “It has supportive residents, parents that are engaged, great kids, a great board of education and an absolutely top-notch staff. I really enjoyed working with them.”

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Morris, who grew up in Southeast Ohio, was employed at different districts across Ohio in his career. He pursued an education career because he wanted to make a difference, he said.

“Education is a wonderful field. It is an opportunity to influence lives,” Morris said. “Teachers have a great opportunity to help young people grow and develop and prepare for a successful life. As superintendent, I got to work with everyone and I highly recommend education. You can’t make more of difference.”

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Clark-Shawnee is continuing to move in the right direction, he said, and he’s happy the district was able to expand its college credit offerings and pass a bond issue to build a new elementary school.

The school deserves it, he said.

“I just loved my eight years here,” Morris said. “It’s really been a wonderful experience … I have never worked with a better staff.”

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He plans to spend more time with his family during his retirement, Morris said.

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