New ACSD#1 Superintendent Dr. John Goldhardt Returns Home to the Mountain West
The Albany County School District #1 Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a contract with Dr. John Goldhardt as the next superintendent during last night’s regular board meeting. Starting July 1st, Dr. Goldhardt will be serving on an initial 2-year contract for $170,000/yr.
During a phone interview, Dr. Goldhardt stated,
“I am honored and humbled to be selected as the next superintendent of schools. My wife and I are looking forward to being part of the community, and I thank the trustees for their faith and trust. I was extremely impressed with every group I had the opportunity to meet with during the interview process: Students, parents, community members, teachers, support staff, leaders, and Board members. We all have a common interest in working on behalf of student success.”
On May 11th, Board Chair Janice Marshall, announced via the District’s YouTube channel the new appointment. She expresses the following,
“I am looking forward to working with Dr. Goldhardt. He is a strong, dynamic leader whose extensive experience in education as a classroom teacher, building administrator, and superintendent has prepared him well for the superintendent position in ACSD #1. The communication skills he brings will be helpful as we transition to his leadership.
I am grateful for Dr. Yennie and all that the district has accomplished with his leadership. Dr. Goldhardt will continue to move the district forward with student growth and achievement. His ability to work cooperatively with staff, students, and our community will be valuable as he gets to know our district and our community. The board’s unanimous vote shows the confidence that we have in his abilities.”
Dr. John Goldhardt is a 33-year educator with experience at multiple levels. Thirty of those years were in Utah and the last three in New Hampshire. He began his career as a high school teacher and then served as an assistant principal at the middle school and high school levels. Goldhardt was then a middle school principal, a university visiting professor of teacher education, and a high school principal. He then became a central office executive and superintendent.
Goldhardt earned his bachelor’s degree in Interpersonal Communication and Reading Education from Southern Utah University, a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Utah, and his doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He and his wife have been married for 33 years and are the parents of two grown sons.