Craig Hockenberry NEW Superintendent of Poland

Mr. Craig Hockenberry has been selected as the new Superintendent of the Poland Schools. The Board of Education is set to officially hire Hockenberry. Hockenberry was raised in Northeast Ohio and has several connections to the Poland. He brings more than two decades of experience to the Poland. He has served in different leadership roles from teacher, assistant principal, principal and superintendent through various settings-rural, suburban and urban school districts throughout Ohio. President of the BOE stated, "Mr. Hockenberry is inheriting a district of excellence. His leadership and experience will help advance the Poland to continued success." Hockenberry served as the Superintendent of 3Rivers in Hamilton County, Ohio, a district with close to 2,500 students. He was the superintendent at 3Rivers for six years. Before that he was the Superintendent of Manchester Local Schools in Adams County, Ohio, a district with 1,000 students from 2013-2015. He began his administrative career in Cincinnati Public Schools as an assistant principal and principal of an elementary, middle and high school. During his tenure at the Oyler School, he was instrumental in an academic turnaround for the school, emerging from academic emergency to continuous improvement.

Mr. Hockenberry has experience in creating career academies, opening and developing models for community learning centers, expanding community partnerships, district strategic planning, overseeing multi-million dollar construction projects and bringing essential services to students.
Hockenberry has been named Administrator of the year. He was also part of a NPR award-winning documentary, Oyler One School, One Year. Hockenberry graduated from MSJ in 1995 He received his degree in Educational from XU. He was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the College of Mount St. Joseph and delivered the 2013 commencement address. BOE narrowed the selection to 2 finalists-Craig Hockenberry