Luxemburg-Casco School District has found its new leader, announcing it with a school-wide pep rally feel Friday morning.

The district’s school board announced Dr. Jo-Ellen Fairbanks as its new superintendent, replacing the retiring Glenn Schlender in the role. Fairbanks has a wide-ranging career in education that began in 1993 as a science educator and department chairperson at Burlington Area School District. Her career included stops with the School Districts of Beloit, Adams-Friendship, Portage, and Cochrane-Fountain City, CESA 9, and Mid-State Technical College.

School Board President Mike Driedric lauded her a statement from the district, saying she has “strong curriculum and financial backgrounds, a track record of managing a district and demonstrated the ability to be creative financially to find solutions.”  Fairbanks is excited to lead the district, emphasizing the support they have received from community partners to help create opportunities for students.

When she takes over for Schlender on July 1st, Fairbanks will be the sixth superintendent and the first female in the role in Luxemburg-Casco School District history.

You can watch our full interview after Friday’s announcement below.