Assistant Superintendent Bright Moving On

The Board of Education at its March 17 meeting accepted the resignation of Assistant Superintendent Kevin Bright, effective August 1, 2014. Bright, who came to Lakewood in August 2011, has been instrumental in implementing several new educational programs and initiated new community partnerships that have significantly benefited our students.

“Kevin’s dedication to improving the educational experience for our students and his expectations for excellence will be sorely missed,” said Superintendent Jeff Patterson. “However, we wish him well as he moves on to the next chapter of his life with his wife, Nancy, and family.”

During the Board meeting, member Betsy Shaughnessy said she appreciated that Bright “came to this district (from Mason, Ohio) and gave us your full attention and heart.”

In his role as Assistant Superintendent, Bright has developed dual enrollment programs with the University of Akron for our high school students, helped create after-school and summer tutoring programs for our ELL students in partnership with ASIA Inc., and helped oversee implementation of the Columbia Reading & Writing and Math Solutions programs to help better align the district with the Common Core requirements. He also facilitated a partnership with the University of Akron that allows the district to send a Language Arts teacher to a national convention each year and with First Federal of Lakewood that resulted in a $300,000 naming rights deal for the football stadium.

Bright, who has been an educator for four decades, said of his time in Lakewood: “I’ve loved working here for three years and loved the relationships I’ve built. Places come and go but relationships last.”

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Volume 10, Issue 7, Posted 3:06 PM, 04.01.2014