Superintendent, Dr. Casey Berlau, will remain at the helm of the Carroll Community School District (CCSD) for the 2022/23 school year. Last week, the Centerville Community School District announced Berlau was one of four finalists in their search for a new lead administrator, but the position was offered to North Hill Elementary Principal, Mark Taylor. Centerville’s search for a new superintendent began in March when their current superintendent announced his plans to retire at the end of the current fiscal year. Berlau, who has been with CCSD since 2019, says his interest in the position was the result of wanting to be closer to family in that part of the state.
Berlau acknowledges seeing your district’s superintendent appear as a finalist at another school can create uncertainty among staff and stakeholders. However, he says Carroll is near the top of the list of places he and his family would want to be, and he is not actively looking to move anytime soon.
Berlau and the Carroll Board of Education have been under increased pressure from the public and staff members for about a month regarding the pending investigation into allegations of bullying by a district administrator. He says his part of the inquiry is completed.
Berlau says the public can expect to hear what that decision is, one way or another.
He adds will be up to the board to decide if any formal action will be taken. It is unclear how long the board will take for their part of the investigation.
