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Ben Martindale

Monday, February 27, 2012

Lake Bluff District 65 Will Approve New Superintendent Tuesday Night

New hire will be present for Board's vote.

  The Lake Bluff School District 65 Board of Education will approve the hiring of its new superintendent at Tuesday night's (Feb. 28) board meeting at Lake Bluff Village Hall. The new superintendent will succeed John Asplund, who resigned in May to accept a similar position with Farmington Central District 265 in downstate Illinois. The Board hired Ben Martindale to serve as interim superintendent starting July 1. The board's approval will close a six-month process dating back to Aug. 17 when search firm interviews were first conducted. The new superintendent's three-year contract begins July 1 and pays $178,000 a year. The District will also pay for a term life insurance policy in the amount of $150,000; a $475 monthly vehicle allowance; …

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Lake Bluff School District 65 Hires Interim Superintendent

Former Gurnee schools chief Ben Martindale named to post.

Ben Martindale has been down this road before, and he likes what he sees. The former superintendent of Gurnee District 56 for nearly 20 years has been hired to serve as interim superintendent for Lake Bluff District 65 after the Board of Education vote Tuesday night. "I like the interim position," Martindale said. Martindale will begin July 1, replacing John Asplund, who tendered his resignation in late May to take a superintendent position with the Farmington Central District 265 in central Illinois. His last day with District 65 is June 30. Martindale spent last year serving as interim superintendent for North Chicago District 187. He also was superintendent of Round Lake District 116 for three years after leaving Gurnee. But he believes…

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