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Former Solanco School District superintendent Jon Rednak has been named interim director of Lancaster County Career & Technology Center.
Rednak, who retired from Solanco in 2007, will lead the center until a permanent director is hired in early 2009.
Rednak will replace Michael Curley, who will retire next week.
The CTC board has been searching since spring for Curley's successor and hopes to have a permanent director in place by January, board president Tom O'Brien said.
Curley will retire Oct. 24 after serving 28 years with the center, including six years as director.
He helped transform the CTC from a trades-based vocational-technical school system to a career training facility with more than 50 programs at its campuses in Willow Street, Mount Joy and Brownstown.
The CTC now offers programs in mechatronics, network engineering, nursing, Web design, digital imaging and early childhood education.
About 1,600 high school students and 700 adults are enrolled in its programs.
Curley said he's enjoyed his role in the center's transformation. "It's been a great chapter in my life, and I think a pretty successful one because the school's a pretty special place," he said. "Working with the schools to provide a rich variety of experiences for students has been a pretty neat thing."The philosophy of vocational-technical education — learning by doing — is close to his heart, said Curley, who plans to work part time as a consultant in the field.
He's also planning to take up fly fishing in his spare time.
Rednak is familiar with the CTC, having served as the center's superintendent of record from 2005 to 2007.
The CTC board "could not have picked a better person" to fill the interim position, O'Brien said.
"(Rednak) knows Lancaster County, and he knows the system. It'll be an easy adjustment for our administration and staff to work with him."
Since retiring from Solanco, Rednak has served as a regional representative for blendedschools.net, a nonprofit group that provides online courses, professional training and technical support to public schools in Pennsylvania. He also is assistant executive director of Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools.
Rednak said he will continue in those positions while serving the CTC on a full-time basis. He plans to meet with Curley next week to begin the transition, Rednak said, and will take over as interim director Oct. 27.
The CTC board plans to approve a compensation package for Rednak at its Thursday board meeting, O'Brien said.
(693) (47) (41) (6) (4) (3) (2)The CTC, which serves all 16 public school districts in Lancaster County, is governed by school board members from those districts.
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