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West Branch school board picks Egli for permanent superintendent

By Mahoning Matters staff
Micki Egli, West Branch interim superintendent, will be offered a permanent position at the next school board meeting.
Micki Egli, West Branch interim superintendent, will be offered a permanent position at the next school board meeting.

BELOIT — Micki Egli, West Branch schools interim superintendent, will soon be offered the position on a permanent basis.

Friday, the Mahoning County Educational Service Center announced that the West Branch Local School District School Board will offer Egli the job at its next meeting Thursday.

With facilitation led by MCESC, the board implemented a search process involving multiple levels of candidate screening and interviews.

"West Branch Local School District was fortunate to have incredibly talented candidates for the superintendent position," Traci Hostetler, superintendent of MCESC, said in a news release.

Egli has been acting as interim superintendent since August 2020, leading the school through the reopening in September.

"Micki has done an amazing job as interim, and she further proved her ability to lead West Branch during the interview process," Hostetler said. "She was a standout among the very talented leaders that applied."

This story was originally published March 22, 2021 at 2:30 PM with the headline "West Branch school board picks Egli for permanent superintendent."