District 27 approves Michigan administrator as its new superintendent

The Northbrook School District 27 Board of Education on March 3 unanimously approved Dr. John Dieter as its next superintendent.

Dieter will officially start on July 1. Hired after a national search process, he will succeed Dr. David Kroeze, who will retire June 30 after nearly three decades of leading the district.

Dieter most recently served 10 years as superintendent of DeWitt Public Schools in DeWitt, Michigan.

Before serving at DeWitt, Dieter was principal six years for Belding Area Schools and spent two years as an assistant at Iona Public Schools, both in Michigan. He also has six years of classroom teaching experience.

Dieter holds a bachelor's degree in education from Central Michigan University and a master's degree in secondary teaching from Saginaw Valley State University. He earned a doctoral degree in educational administration from Michigan State University.

He has served as president of the School Equity Caucus, based in Lansing, Michigan, since 2014. He also was the president of the Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators within his district in 2017-18.

The District 27 board looks forward to announcing meet-and-greet opportunities with Dr. Dieter in the coming months, the district said.