When this position came available, I reflected on my first experiences with Perry Township and each time I've had an opportunity to talk with either parents or administrators or teachers, they've always had really great things to say. I've had experience in rural school districts, suburban, as well as urban school districts. The Mary Bryan School was one that I spent a little bit of time and some field experience with and just always had a great impression of the quality and the pride that the staff has with the school corporation. Q: Why did you want to leave nearby Clark-Pleasant to be superintendent of Perry Township schools?Ī: That "why" goes back to my undergrad at the University of Indianapolis. More on Spray: Perry Township schools choose Clark-Pleasant leader for superintendent Why Spray wanted to come to Perry His answers have been edited for length and clarity. IndyStar spoke with Spray on topics including his goals as superintendent, new elementary school boundaries, the relationship with the Burmese community and school safety. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Indianapolis, a master's in education administration from Butler University and a doctorate from Indiana State University. Spray's new district is home to a little more than 16,000 students, including the highest percentage of English-language learners out of Marion County’s 11 school districts. He also has served as assistant superintendent at Plainfield Community Schools, principal at Mill Creek West Elementary and assistant principal at Chapelwood Elementary in Wayne Township. Spray started his role in Indianapolis’s third-largest school district earlier this month but before that was the superintendent in the Clark-Pleasant Community School district for the past 10 years. Perry Township’s new superintendent, Patrick Spray, is coming on as leader of the southside Indianapolis school district but is no stranger to being a superintendent. Watch Video: Perry Schools Superintendent Patrick Spray wants to support teachersĬorrection: An earlier version of this story misidentified the name of a school in Perry Township.
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