School officials in Cleveland will begin the new year with the search for a new director of schools following the announcement this month the incumbent system head is leaving his post for a job in Collierville, a town east of Memphis.
When Russell Dyer took the job of director for Cleveland City Schools in 2016, he was leaving his position as chief of staff for a new Collierville school district, and now he's returning to the same system nearly eight years later, according to a news release. Dyer, who also has family roots in the Memphis area, announced his selection to become Collierville Schools' new superintendent earlier this month.
"Collierville holds a special place in my heart, and the prospect of concluding my career where I initially started is something I cannot ignore," Dyer said in a statement on the new job. "Additionally, my family's presence in West Tennessee further influences this decision."
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