AMBOY - The Amboy District 272 Board of Education accepted the resignation of Superintendent Dr. Jeff Thake during a special board meeting on May 30. The resignation will take effect June 15.
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AMBOY - The Amboy District 272 Board of Education accepted the resignation of Superintendent Dr. Jeff Thake during a special board meeting on May 30. The resignation will take effect June 15.
Thake has served the district since 2006, first as principal of Amboy High School for five years and then as superintendent of District 272. In his new position, he will take over as superintendent of Williston Public School District 1 in Williston, N.D., a growing K-12 district with more than 4,200 students.
In an open letter, Thake said he was very pleased with the accomplishments made by the district and the community during the past 12 years. “I am pleased that Amboy CUSD 272 has become a 1:1 district,” he wrote. “We are looked at as a model school district for personalized learning that many other districts have begun following and replicating. I am pleased that our district is financially solid and fiscally responsible. We have achieved a perfect 4.0 financial rating for six of the past seven years.”
Thake also expressed his appreciation to the staff and board of education members he worked with through the years. “I have devoted the last 12 years of my life in the wonderful Amboy CUSD 272, and my time here is quickly coming to an end,” he wrote. “On one hand, I am absolutely thrilled about my next challenge . . . but I will always cherish my time in Amboy. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.”
School board president Nicole Jones said the board “wishes Dr. Thake nothing but the best in his future endeavors.”
Moving forward, the board offered a contract to current Amboy High School Principal Joshua Nichols to take over as superintendent. Nichols has served as principal at AHS since 2013 and prior to that taught at Amboy Junior High for five years.
Jones said Nichols is qualified and has been an asset to the district. The board hopes to officially hire him by the June 14 regular board meeting. “We are hoping the transition will be streamlined,” she added. “The district has great things happening for the upcoming years, and the future is bright.”
