Butler Tech CEO seeks Middie Top Post

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   Robert D. Sommers, CEO of Butler Technology Career and Development Schools is one of 3 who want the job vacated by Dr. Steve Price. Also interested is Lloyd D. Martin, superintendent of Mansfield City Schools and Greg Rasmussen, assistant superintendent of Wichita Public Schools in Wichita, Kan.

District officials will host a “Meet the Candidates Night - Middletown Superintendent of Schools” starting at 5 p.m. Jan. 7 at Middletown High School, according to Middletown Communication Director Debbie Alberico.

The Middletown School district had spent $25,360 on the superintendent search, according to Lisa Fahncke, district treasurer.

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Middletown News Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: Apr 29 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1100	Post Options Post Reply Quote Middletown News Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Butler Tech CEO seeks Middie Top Post Posted: Dec 19 2009 at 11:35am
	Robert D. Sommers, CEO of Butler Technology Career and Development Schools is one of 3 who want the job vacated by Dr. Steve Price. Also interested is Lloyd D. Martin, superintendent of Mansfield City Schools and Greg Rasmussen, assistant superintendent of Wichita Public Schools in Wichita, Kan. District officials will host a “Meet the Candidates Night - Middletown Superintendent of Schools” starting at 5 p.m. Jan. 7 at Middletown High School, according to Middletown Communication Director Debbie Alberico. The Middletown School district had spent $25,360 on the superintendent search, according to Lisa Fahncke, district treasurer.
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jag123 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Resident Joined: Nov 05 2009 Location: Middletown Status: Offline Points: 143	Post Options Post Reply Quote jag123 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Dec 19 2009 at 1:31pm
	I hear that Sommers was Price's college room mate.

VietVet Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: May 15 2008 Status: Offline Points: 7008	Post Options Post Reply Quote VietVet Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Dec 19 2009 at 5:50pm
	If you read some of the opinions on the blogs about these individuals, you get a 50/50 breakout- good/bad on both Martin and Sommers. Some Mansfield people thought Martin did a good job-some would be glad to see him go. Same with Sommers at Butler Tech. Difficult to get a read on these guys. Still don't know anything about Rasmussen from Wichita. Sommers was Price's room mate? Let's hope it didn't rub off.

Middletown News Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: Apr 29 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1100	Post Options Post Reply Quote Middletown News Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Dec 21 2009 at 10:44am
	I have heard good and bad things about Dr. Sommers. I will reserve my opinion until after he starts doing things in Middletown. He just retired from Butler Tech so he is a double dipper.
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lrisner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Citizen Joined: May 26 2009 Status: Offline Points: 330	Post Options Post Reply Quote lrisner Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Dec 21 2009 at 11:02pm
	No Person they hire will do anything any different from the past UNTIL they hire someone NOT an Education Administration Professional. Situations like Middletown need a Teddy Roosevelt approach, something you will never see a Education Professional do.

John Beagle Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List MUSA Official Joined: Apr 23 2007 Location: Middletown Status: Offline Points: 1855	Post Options Post Reply Quote John Beagle Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Dec 23 2009 at 10:32am
	I would support a decision to go with Dr. Sommers. I believe he did a good job at Butler Tech and he looks at running schools like running a business. He called himself the CEO at BT. So you can tell right away that he has a businessman's point of view from a job title perspective. I would be interested to see what he would do with Middletown Schools.
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