Saline, MI Schools Hires A New Superintendent
Scot Graden, who has been named the new Superintendent for the Saline Area Schools. Scot, a life long Saline resident and graduate of Saline High School has been serving as Interim Superintendent while the Saline School Board was in the open search process.
I have known Scot for many years, first as a football coach, then as Director of Community Education in Saline. He has always shown wise judgment as will be an excellent model for the Saline Students, Staff and Community.
In Scott’s own words, posted from the new blog he has started:
Community & Staff:
As your new Superintendent, I would like to take this opportunity to communicate with you for two reasons. The first reason is to let you know what a humbling honor it is to serve this district in this new role. Having attended Saline Area Schools as a student and now having worked here for over 13 years, I can think of no better place to work and raise my family. I would like thank the Board of Education for allowing me this opportunity.
The second reason is to share my commitment to moving this district forward. We are blessed with talented students, a talented and dedicated staff and an extremely supportive community. It is now my role to use these resources and push us to new levels of student achievement. With the fiscal issues at hand and the rapidly changing times ahead – this will be a challenge!
The key to our success is open, honest, and constructive dialog between all parties in our community. Again, I look forward to working hard to continue our tradition of success and achieve even greater successes in the future.
Thank you,
Scot Graden
Congratulations Scot and family ! It is so nice to have a blogging Superintendent in Saline, MI




March 6th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
Excellent post Missy! How cool is it that they hired from within the community. That is great. Congrats to all of you.
March 7th, 2008 at 11:02 am
Sure they didn’t need to get one from WVU?
Congrats, I hope he continues to challenge students to do their best.
March 7th, 2008 at 11:10 am
Karen and Bob, Scot is the perfect person to handle the job, he is young, by my standards but understands the dynamic’s of Saline Area Schools.
Very approachable, and I have his cell phone number. LOL
March 16th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Missy,
I wish you all the best with your new superintendant. We are in the middle of a search for a new superintendant for our schools as well.