LaFAYETTE — The LaFayette Board of Education recently named Kara Lux as its next superintendent of schools, pending successful contract negotiations. Lux, who currently is director of special education and grants at the Marcellus Central School District, is expected to begin her new role at the LaFayette Central School District in December or January, per […]
LaFAYETTE — The LaFayette Board of Education recently named Kara Lux as its next superintendent of schools, pending successful contract negotiations.
Lux, who currently is director of special education and grants at the Marcellus Central School District, is expected to begin her new role at the LaFayette Central School District in December or January, per LaFayette’s Oct. 20 announcement.
She is set to replace Interim Superintendent Daniel Bowles, who has served as the district’s leader since former superintendent Jeremy Belfield left in July to become the new district superintendent for the Center for Instruction, Technology & Innovation (CiTi BOCES) in Oswego County.
Lux has worked in her position in Marcellus for the past eight years. As director of special education and grants, she was responsible for special education programming. As part of that role, she also wrote and managed federal grants and provided a wide variety of professional development and instructional support to staff.
In her application to the LaFayette Board of Education, Lux said she was drawn to the district because of its “deep-rooted sense of community, commitment to educational excellence, and its unique and honored relationship with the Onondaga Nation.”
Ronald Shawn Reyburn, president of the LaFayette Board of Education, said Lux’s experience and leadership skills propelled her to the top of a carefully considered pool of more than two dozen candidates.
Lux graduated from Bishop Ludden High School and later earned a bachelor’s degree in speech-language pathology from SUNY Geneseo, a master’s degree in speech-language pathology from Syracuse University (SU), and a certificate of advanced study in educational leadership from SU.
Lux began her career as a speech-language pathologist for the Syracuse City School District, where she worked with students in grades K-6 for eight years. Later, she transitioned to West Genesee, where she worked as a speech-language pathologist with students in grades K-5. In 2017, Lux took her current position in Marcellus.
As LaFayette’s top leader, Lux will oversee a district with about 800 students and 230 staff members spread across four school buildings. The district includes the Onondaga Nation School, which is dedicated to preserving and teaching the Onondaga language and culture.
