Longtime CGD superintendent to head WMB and GCB
Dr. Bob Olson, will be serving as the new superintendent of West Bend-Mallard and Gilmore City-Bradgate Schools, beginning July 1. He will succeed Amanda Schmidt in the dual role.
By PHIL MONSON
Dr. Bob Olson, a veteran educator, has been hired to serve as the new superintendent of the Gilmore City-Bradgate and West Bend-Mallard School districts.
Olson’s hiring was announced last week. He will serve the two districts on an interim basis for one year with the offer to extend his role for another year or two. Olson has been in education for 44 years. He most recently served as superintendent of Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, a position he held for 31 years, from 1989 to 2020. He previously was a principal in Wellsburg and started in teaching career at Dysart-Geneseo.
Olson will commute from his acreage north of Clarion. See this story and other education news in this week's Humboldt Independent, your trusted source for local news and sports.
