Dr. Machelle Kline, director of assessment and alternative education, recently announced her retirement from the Westerville City Schools effective September 1, 2013, so that she may pursue other professional opportunities.
“Dr. Kline is a tremendous administrator,” said Superintendent John R. Kellogg, Ed.D. “Her skills and experience truly will be missed by our district. We wish her all the best in retirement and this next chapter in her professional career.”
Kellogg earlier this week announced that Dr. Scott Ebbrecht will assume the responsibilities of coordinating the district’s assessment and alternative education services upon Kline’s departure. Ebbrecht has been shadowing Kline since Wednesday to familiarize himself with established processes and procedures of Kline’s department, as well as Academic Enrichment Center operations.
“Dr. Ebbrecht is an innovative, well respected administrator who is ready to lead the many operational and academic facets of this position,” Kellogg said. “His experience as a teacher, building principal and central office administrator has provided him with a full complement of skills needed to be successful in this particular role.”
Ebbrecht’s current responsibilities of coordinating K-5 science, K-12 physical education, health and music curriculum will be reassigned. Kellogg noted that the district’s management team continues to work at a decreased capacity because several district-level vacancies remain unfilled.
“In addition to the vacancy created by Dr. Kline’s retirement, we’ve not yet filled our vacant Chief Academic Officer position,” Kellogg explained. “Though management personnel will be stretched thin just a bit longer, the ultimate structure of our organization should be determined by the results of our strategic planning process. We must ensure that we’re able to meet community expectations for the future of their schools and provide a 21st century education for their children.”