South Haven Schools Pick New Superintendent

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South Haven Public Schools is going with Kevin Schooley as the new superintendent. The board of education voted unanimously to hire him away from the same job in Watervliet to succeed Robert Herrera. Herrera left to become the CEO of Benton Harbor Area Schools this year. Schooley is a long-time South Haven resident and taught at Central Elementary School in the district for five years until 1998. He has been the Watervliet superintendent since 2010. Schooley laid out a 90-day transition plan during his second interview with the school board, which included getting familiar with the district’s strengths and weaknesses through data review, sharing, and planning. A three-member committee of the school board will now begin contract talks with Schooley. His start date is pending those negotiations.