Watertown Unified School District Selects New Superintendent

According to a press release from the Watertown Unified School District, the Board of Education has selected Dr. Jarred Burke to be the Superintendent of Schools beginning July 1, 2022. Dr. Burke has spent the last 7 years as the District Administrator for the Richland School District. The Richland School District serves approximately 1,400 students. Prior to this, he served as the Director of Curriculum and Instruction in the Mount Horeb Area School District, and Elementary and Middle School Principal in the Southwestern School District. As a teacher, he taught elementary and middle school age students. He has a doctoral degree in Educational Leadership from Edgewood College of Madison, a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Marian College of Fond Du Lac, and a bachelor’s degree in Elementary and Middle Education from UM-Winona. The Board of Education will vote on Dr. Burke's contract at its regularly scheduled meeting on June 27.