BEDFORD – The North Lawrence Community Schools board held a special session on Thursday, where members voted to approve the hiring of Kevin Yancey as the district’s new superintendent, replacing Ty Mungle, who the board agreed to a contract buyout with in January.
Yancey previously worked for Madison Consolidated Schools, where he served as a teacher, high school principal, and most recently the corporation’s director of facilities and special projects.
He spoke at the meeting, introducing members of his family, his wife Jodi, and sons Cooper and Colin, before thanking the board for the chance to work for NLCS.
“We would like to thank each board member for the opportunity to serve the North Lawrence Community Schools district. I’m looking forward to meeting and working with each one of you, our students, parents, teachers, staff, administration, and community members. NLCS has an outstanding history and a strong foundation for all of us to work together to build a brighter future for our students,” said Yancey. “We want to continue the excellent education opportunities that North Lawrence Schools provide for our children and work with parents to make North Lawrence Community Schools the place to be. Again, thank you. I can’t wait to start working with you.”
The board also voted to approve the hiring of Steve Underwood as the corporation’s assistant superintendent. Underwood, who has been NLCS’ interim assistant superintendent since February following the board’s vote to buyout the contract of previous assistant Chris Tanner, thanked the board for the chance to take over the role long-term.
“I’d just like to thank all of you for the opportunity. It’s been a pleasure, it truly has and I’m looking forward to working with Kevin and looking forward to the rest of your terms as board members. And, hopefully, we can get some things done, what’s right for kids and move on from there. Thank you very much for the opportunity,” said Underwood
