As her education career has developed, Tammy Baird says she didn’t consider being a superintendent until recently — and it wasn’t originally her idea.
After serving as Madison-Virgil’s junior-senior high school principal the last two years, she applied to be superintendent and was approved by the board as part of a short interview process earlier this week. The biggest immediate challenge facing Madison-Virgil is recruiting and retaining teachers. She wants to push to have the district in a good financial and academic position so students can be successful after high school. She says Madison-Virgil is a “fantastic” district because of the community and board support.
Baird is replacing Steve Jowers, who became superintendent last summer but has accepted the superintendent role at USD 448 Inman. Baird will retain her position as junior-senior high principal, while the elementary principal position — part of Jowers’ responsibilities — is now part of a search by the USD 386 Board of Education.
