DASD Hires Substitute Superintendant

DUBOIS - The DuBois Area School Board of Directors ended their search for a replacement for outgoing Superintendent Sharon Kirk on Wednesday night by hiring Larry Robb of Kittanning as substitute superintendent.

Robb will begin his duties as substitute superintendent on Feb. 14, 2008. He will act in that position until Sept. 10, 2008. On Sept. 11, Robb will become the district's superintendent. His contract will expire on June 30, 2013. Robb's salary will be $115,000 per year.

Robb currently works in the Armstrong School District as the K-12 math coordinator. According to E. Lloyd McCreight, board president, Robb's grandfather was a wrestling coach in DuBois. Both McCreight and board member Mary Ruth Wilson said that Robb taught in the DASD in the early 90s.

Kirk is scheduled to step down on Dec. 9. She will act as a consultant with the district until her contract is up in May 2008. In the interim, Timothy Deluccia, administrative assistant to the superintendent will serve as substitute acting superintendent.