David N. Branch
Welcome to the Perry-Hocking Educational Service Center Website.
I am pleased to serve boys and girls of Perry and Hocking counties as Superintendent of the Perry-Hocking Educational Service Center. I began my new duties as superintendent on August 1, 2011. I have enjoyed meeting the area school district superintendents, school personnel, our employees, and community members.
The Perry-Hocking Educational Service Center will be undergoing many changes between now and January 1, 2012. Our Governing Board and the Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center Governing Board have approved merger documents to allow for the merger of our educational service center with the Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center. We believe that this merger will enhance the services that we are capable of bringing to the boys and girls and school districts of Perry and Hocking counties. There are many details to work through before January 1, 2012.
Currently, the Perry-Hocking Educational Service Center serves the school districts and the boys and girls of Perry and Hocking counties. Our educational service center has service agreements with the Logan-Hocking Local School District, Crooksville Exempted Village School District, and New Lexington City Schools District. In addition, we provide some student services to the Northern Local School District, Berne Union Local School District, Southern Local School District, and Perry County Board of Developmental Disabilities. We operate, in cooperation with the Perry County Juvenile Court, an alternative school for Perry County students. We manage, or serve as the fiscal agent, for several state and federal grants including 21st Century Grants that provide before and after school learning opportunities for Perry and Hocking County boys and girls.
If you have a question about the Perry-Hocking Educational Service Center or the services that we might be able to provide to your school district or your agency, please contact me at any time.
Sincerely,
David N. Branch, Superintendent
Perry-Hocking Educational Service Center
David N. Branch Bio
Licenses/Certificates Held:
• Superintendent
• Assistant Superintendent
• Treasurer
• Business Manager
• Supervisor
• Elementary Principal K-8
• High School Principal 7-12
• Elementary 1-8
• Specific Learning Disabilities K-12
• Severe Behavior Handicapped K-12
Education:
• Master of Science Degree in Educational Administration – University of Dayton
• Bachelor of Arts in Managerial Economics, Minor in Elementary Education – Marietta College
• Fort Frye High School, Beverly, Ohio
Administrative Experience:
• Superintendent of Schools – Franklin Local School District, Duncan Falls, Ohio
• Superintendent of Schools – Newcomerstown Exempted Village School District, Newcomerstown, Ohio
• Middle School Principal – Newcomerstown Middle School
• Elementary Principal – York Elementary School, New Philadelphia City
• Director of Student Services/Assistant Principal – Fort Frye High School, Fort Frye Local School District, Beverly, Ohio
Teaching Experience:
• Adjunct Faculty Member – Muskingum University, New Concord, Ohio
• Reading and Life Science Teacher – Grades 7 and 8, College Preparation Courses, Fort Frye High School
• Teacher of Learning Disabled Students – Grades 1-6, Lowell Elementary School, Fort Frye School District
Coaching Experience:
• Assistant Varsity Football Coach – Newcomerstown High School
• Seventh and Eighth Grade Football Coach – Newcomerstown Middle School
• Head Football Coach – Fort Frye High School
• Assistant Track Coach – Fort Frye High School
Professional and Community Organizations/Memberships:
• American Association of School Administrators
• Buckeye Association of School Administrators
• OME-RESA Computer Board of Directors
• Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools – President of Board of Directors
• Advisory Board, United Way of Muskingum, Perry & Morgan Counties
• Advisory Board of Trustees, Genesis Healthcare, Zanesville
• Muskingum Ruritan Club, Duncan Falls, Ohio, President 2007
Honors:
• Martha Holden Jennings Foundation – Ohio Superintendent Outstanding Performance Award, 2010
• Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center – State Policy Leadership Award, 2009
• Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools – President’s Award, 2009
Family Data:
Married – Cynthia Marie Branch, wife of 31 years – Fifth Grade Teacher, Maysville Local Schools
Children:
Joshua N. Branch – Physical Education Teacher and Coach, Newcomerstown High School, Newcomerstown, Ohio, 29 years old
Andrew D. Branch – Commercial Insurance Underwriter Supervisor, National
Interstate Insurance, Honolulu, Hawaii, 27 years old
Matthew R. Branch – Student, Police Officer, Dallas, Texas, 25 years old
Interests:
Walking/Athletics, Weight Lifting, Lawn Care and Gardening, Landscaping,
Camping, Fishing and Traveling
