NH-M Supt to Lead Macoupin County School District

[February 26, 2018] 

MIDDLETOWN

New Holland-Middletown Elementary District 88 Superintendent Todd Dugan will be the new Superintendent of Bunker Hill CUSD #8 in Macoupin County beginning next school year.  Dugan was officially hired at a special board meeting by the Bunker Hill CUSD #8 Board of Education on February 18, 2018. 

Dugan, who has served the New Holland-Middletown district since 2012, will begin in his new role on July 1, 2018.  Bunker Hill CUSD #8, a PK-12 district located in southwestern Illinois, consists of Wolf Ridge Elementary Center and Bunker Hill High School with a district enrollment of nearly 700 students.  While looking forward to the professional growth afforded by a larger district, Dugan says he “will miss the communities of New Holland and Middletown, and is extremely proud of what the district has been able to accomplish over the past several years.” 

Over the past six years, New Holland-Middletown ESD #88 became the first 1:1 school district in Logan County with Apple iPads, Google Chromebooks and Microsoft Surfaces. 

The district also received numerous grants and awards, including a large Illinois Energy Efficiency grant in 2014 which enabled the district to undergo a HVAC upgrade and renovation of the primary school, earning it Energy Star qualification. 

Currently a nominee for the 2018 Districts of Distinction Award for the district’s efforts in disrupting inequity, Dugan, a 2017 Leader of the Year, credits the NH-M Board of Education for its “progressive leadership and commitment to doing what’s best for the kids” as well as the many dedicated teachers and support staff and the communities’ supportive families as the real reason behind the successes the district has enjoyed.

[Todd Dugan]