School board to vote on hiring new high school principal

The Avon Lake School Board will vote at 6:30 p.m., March 10, at Avon Lake High School, 175 Avon Belden Road, to extend a three-year administrative contract effective Aug. 1 to Michael May to become the new principal at Avon Lake High.

The district made the announcement in a March 5 news release. May comes to Avon Lake from the Maple Heights City School District where he is director of personnel, a position he has held for the past two years.

Prior to joining a district central office staff, he was principal at Marion L. Steele High School in Amherst for five years.

“I am excited to work with the administration, high school staff and students,” May said. “I hope to continue to build on the school’s high achievement in education, arts, acts of service and athletics while building a collaborative, positive culture. Avon Lake is an outstanding, supportive, community and the school district is one of the best in Ohio. I am proud to now be a part of this excellence.”

May has earned history degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University and York College of Pennsylvania.

He completed his second master’s degree at Wilmington University in Delaware focusing on School Leadership. He also holds a Superintendent’s Certification.

“We are excited to have Mike as a new member of our team,” said Robert Scott, superintendent of Avon Lake City Schools. “The search process was very rigorous. We have found our leader of the future for our high school.”

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