Nerby is currently associate principal at Sussex Hamilton
By Jennifer Eisenbart
Staff Writer
Two years ago, when Keith Nerby was named one of the finalists for the Burlington High School principal position and lost out to Eric Burling, he knew he wanted another shot at an administrative position in the district.
Late last week, that shot became reality.
Nerby was the choice of administration and the selection teams tasked with choosing a new Karcher Middle School principal, and on Monday, the Burlington Area School District School Board unanimously approved Nerby’s hiring.
His contract will be $92,000 a year, which BASD Superintendent Peter Smet says is less than current principal Marty McGinley, though he did not have exact numbers.
Smet is confident in the choice.
“He’s got excellent credentials and references,” Smet explained. “Excellent individual who has got good educational background and good human relations skills. A very nice gentleman who I think will do a very nice job at our middle school.”
McGinley announced in late February that he was leaving to become the next district administrator in the Wheatland School District. At the time, Smet said the job was posted and he hoped to have a candidate ready to recommend at the April School Board meeting.
That happened Monday night with Nerby, who came to the meeting with his wife and two children. The couple live in Burlington.
“When my wife and I moved here … we moved here because of the community and the schools,” said Nerby, 33. “I’ve wanted to be a part of the school district.”
Nerby has been Associate Principal at Hamilton High School in Sussex for four years, and before that, was freshman administrator at Beloit Memorial High School. He was a business and marketing education teacher at Kenosha Tremper High School for six years before that.
Nerby earned a bachelor of science in business and marketing education from the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, and a master of educational leadership from National Lewis University in Chicago.
He is currently pursuing a Ph.D from Cardinal Stritch University. He will complete his coursework this month, and hopes to finish his dissertation on perceptions of social responsibility in schools by the end of the 2013-14 school year.
Nerby said he wanted to become an administrator to expand the scope of his influence.
“For me, I had the impact of my students in the classroom,” he explained. “I wanted more of a global impact. My administration (position) allowed me to have more interaction with my students.”
Nerby’s first day will be July 1. Smet said transition meetings will be held between now and McGinley’s departure.
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