Friday, September 03, 1999
Franklin Jr. High getting new boss
John Magee coming from Springboro
BY SUE KIESEWETTER
Enquirer Contributor
FRANKLIN — Students at Franklin Junior High School will see a new face in the front office when they return to classes after Labor Day.
John Magee has been named principal at the 500-
pupil school, said Superintendent Dinzle Brown. He replaces Kim Gray, who left to accept a similar position at a Kettering junior high school.
For the past two years, Mr. Magee, 53, has been assistant principal at Springboro Junior High School.
Mr. Magee's hiring is scheduled for action at Tuesday's Franklin Board of Education meeting, Mr. Brown said. He is to be given a two-year contract and earn $64,186 annually.
“We were looking for someone who had some type of junior high or middle school experience,” Mr. Brown said Thursday. “You hate to lose the person you're familiar with who has done a good job. It's nice though to have someone coming in you can work with. We are very happy with our decision.”
A committee of administra tors reviewed 18 applications for the job and interviewed eight people before Mr. Magee was selected, Mr. Brown said. Mr. Magee has met the faculty and attended an open house at the school.
Mr. Magee said he at first plans to do a lot of listening to his new staff, students and parents in Franklin. “I want to build on the strengths and address any concerns there may be,” he said.
He holds a bachelor's in education from Kent State University and earned a master's from the University of Cincinnati. He has completed coursework for a doctorate in curriculum and administration from Miami University.
Before working in Springboro, Mr. Magee taught in Winton Woods Schools, Centerville Schools and a Huber Heights middle school.
He also spent three years in the Navy, including an assign ment in Vietnam, and 33 years in the Naval Reserve.
He also is chairman of the board for Project Outreach, a Miami Valley agency that assigns middle and high school students to teams that study a problem in their community and prepare a plan to address it.
Each spring, students in the program compete in a tournament. This year, Mr. Magee hopes to expand the project to Franklin and Springboro.
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