The Oak Harbor Public Schools Board of Directors selected Michelle Kuss-Cybula to be its next superintendent during a special meeting on Friday, March 4. In an upcoming meeting, the Board will begin negotiations with Kuss-Cybula with an expected start date of July 1, 2022.  Interim Superintendent Karst Brandsma will remain as the district leader until his contract ends on June 30, 2022.

“It’s a tremendous honor to be selected as the next Superintendent of Oak Harbor Public Schools,” Kuss-Cybula said. “I’m excited to help carry the baton of the incredible work being done every day in our classrooms by our students and staff. Oak Harbor is an amazing place, and my husband and I are excited to call it home.”

Kuss-Cybula was one of three finalists along with Dwight Lundstrom, Assistant Superintendent of Oak Harbor Public Schools, and Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong, Associate Superintendent of Santa Rosa City Schools.  Each candidate spent an entire day with the district meeting with students, parents, staff, administrators, and community members.

“We are excited to welcome Michelle to our community,” Board President John Diamond said. “The Board was incredibly impressed with her 30 years of educational leadership and her vast knowledge of our district. This was one of the most difficult decisions because of how deep our applicant pool was, and we feel strongly we have selected the best candidate to lead Oak Harbor Public Schools.”