BRENT MAY, PLAIN LOCAL SUPERINTENDENT, WILL BE OUR SPEAKER ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH

Brent May was appointed as superintendent of the Plain Local School District on August 2, 2010.  

 

May, a lifelong educator, began his career in Plain Local as a fourth grade teacher at Pleasant View School for the Arts.  In 2000 he accepted a position as an assistant principal at Dodge Intermediate School in the Twinsburg City School District. While

at Dodge he supervised the special education department and coordinated guidance services for students in grades 4-6.

 

May returned to Plain in 2002 to serve as assistant principal at Taft Middle School,where he supervised the special education department and led the implementation of an inclusion model for grades 6-8. He also implemented a block middle-school schedule and coordinated common planning for all staff, focusing on collaboration to better serve the needs of all children.

 

In 2004 May moved to GlenOak High School as assistant principal, instituting the first on-line learning opportunity for all student in grades 7-12 using the Florida Virtual School Curriculum. He also coordinated state-mandated testing services to all students and was involved in the redesign of GlenOak High School into smaller learning communities. With the opening of the new GlenOak High School Community Campus

in 2006, May transitioned into academy principal for the Business and Human Services Academy.

 

In December of 2006 the Plain Local Schools Board of Education named Brent May as the new Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction.

 

May received his Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education from Malone College in 1994 and his Masters Degree in Elementary and Secondary Administration from Ashland University in 2000. He began his career in Plain as a fourth grade teacher at Pleasant View School for the Arts, also serving as an assistant coach at GlenOak for baseball, football and wrestling.  May is currently pursuing his doctorate degree at The University of Akron.

 

May is a member of: the Plain Township Rotary; Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce; Buckeye Association of School Administrators; and a coach for the Holly Hills Baseball League.

 

May and his wife, Becky, reside in Plain Township with their three children: Logan, Emily and Zach.