Basan Nembirkow has been named acting Superintendent of Southbridge schools.
Nembirkow has been an educator for more than 35 years. He previously headed the 7,500-student Chicopee Public Schools.
From 1996 to 2002, Nembirkow served as Superintendent of Schools in Greenfield, Mass. and was Assistant Superintendent in the 30,000-student Durham, NC School District from 1993 to 1996. He has also held a number of interesting educational posts around the world, among them a 12-year stint at the United Nations International School and an educational consulting post with the Republic of Kazakhstan.
He holds a Bachelor's Degree in English and Social Studies from Rowan University and a Master's Degree in Intercultural Education from Rutgers University.
Mr Nembirkow most recently was the Superintendent of the 16,000+ Brockton Public School District from 2004 -2009. During which time the district went from Under-performing status to a Level 1 district.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the craziness known as "Southbridge"....after this job, you will most likely never want to be an educator again!
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