Graham Local Schools chooses new superintendent

ST. PARIS, Champaign County — Graham Local Schools Board of Education on Wednesday night selected Brad Silvus as its next superintendent.

Silvus, currently superintendent of Greenon Local Schools in Clark County, was offered a five-year contract during the Graham school board meeting tonight.

His experience includes serving as curriculum director at the Preble County Educational Service Center and with Fairborn City Schools. He started as a math teacher in Harlan, Kentucky.

His administrative experiences at Clark-Shawnee Local include assistant principal and assistant superintendent.

At Greenon Local Schools, he worked to pass a bond issue for school construction and substitute levies for operational purposes during his five years as superintendent.

“I am extremely honored to have been selected as the next superintendent of Graham Local Schools,” Silvus said in the statement released tonight. “Graham has rich traditions and I look forward to the opportunity of working collaboratively with the students, staff and Graham community. My hope is to take an already great school district to even higher levels of excellence.”

Because of the the COVID-19 pandemic, first-round interviews and community meet-and-greets were done virtually.

Silvus will replace Interim Superintendent Matt Curtis, who has led the district since Kirk Konnecke’s departure last July.

"I am excited to welcome Brad Silvus as the next superintendent of Graham Local, school board President Leslie Maurice said. "We are confident that Brad’s passion for learning and his dedication to maximizing every student’s success will serve our district well.”

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