Vancouver Public Colleges’ superintendent will step down on the finish of the college 12 months after accepting a brand new place with a state schooling affiliation.
After 4 years main the Vancouver faculty district, Jeff Snell will turn into the chief director of the Washington Affiliation of College Directors, beginning July 1. Snell will succeed Joel Aune, who will retire after seven years within the place.
“This decision comes with mixed emotions,” Snell mentioned in a letter to the district’s neighborhood. “I’m incredibly proud of the work our students and staff have accomplished, and it has been an honor to support that work.”
He mentioned new function will permit him to proceed advocating for public schooling within the state but additionally have extra flexibility to help his son, whose medical wants have elevated. (Micah Snell was identified with a uncommon genetic mutation after he was born seven weeks prematurely in 2009.)
Vancouver’s board will decide the 2025-26 faculty 12 months’s superintendent inside the coming weeks, in line with Snell’s letter.
Snell stepped in as Vancouver’s superintendent through the COVID-19 pandemic within the 2021-22 faculty 12 months. He was chosen after a nationwide search that started in late 2020 and drew 34 candidates to switch outgoing Superintendent Steve Webb. Snell spent the earlier 10 years in top-level district administration within the Camas College District, together with serving as superintendent.
Snell spent the primary 15 years of his profession within the Vancouver faculty district as a secondary classroom instructor, affiliate principal, and principal at McLoughlin Center College and Fort Vancouver Excessive College.
He obtained his doctorate in instructional management, grasp’s diploma in schooling and superintendent and principal credentials from Washington State College. At Boston College, Snell earned a Bachelor of Science in arithmetic schooling.
“Thank you for the opportunity to serve this incredible community,” Snell mentioned. “I’ll continue to support public education from a new perspective — and I’ll always be cheering for VPS.”
