At a special board meeting on February 13, 2023, the GMRTC Joint Powers Board voted to select Barb Muckenhirn as the next superintendent for the Greenbush-Middle River School District and the Tri-County School District.
“Barb brings a wealth of experience as a school administrator in both small rural settings and larger regional centers,” said Kurt Stenberg, Board Chair. “Her variety of successful experiences and her dedication to public education will be a real asset for our school districts. We look forward to working with her.”
The Joint Powers Board conducted contract negotiations with Mrs. Muckenhirn, and met on Feb. 17, 2023 and approved an employment Agreement with Mrs. Muckenhirn. The pending start date for Barb will be July 1, 2023.
The Greenbush Middle River School District has had a part-time, interim Superintendent since the Fall of 2019. Retired from the Roseau School District, Dr. Larry Guggisberg, has been the licensed school Supterintendent at GMR since then.
Tri-County School District has had a part time interim Superintendent for the past two years. Since mid-January 2023, Dr. Guggisberg has also been the part-time, interim Supterintendent in the Tri-County School District.
In an effort to go from part-time, interim School Supterintendent status in both schools, the Tri-County & GMR School Boards agreed to formally share a full time School Supterintendent. They accomplished this through a Joint Powers Agreement with Board representatives from each school district.
