MANHATTAN – Dr. Marvin Wade is set to return to Kansas as the new Superintendant of Schools for USD 383 manhattan / Ogden.

Dr. Wade currently serves as the Superintendent of Marshalltown Community School District in Marshalltown, Iowa. The Marshalltown District announced Wednesday that Wade announced his resignation, effective at the end of June.

Wade has also served as Superintendent of Schools, Associate Superintendent for Instruction and Special Services, and Director of Special Services and Curriculum in Weld Country Re-3J School District in Keenesburg, CO (1995 – 2008).

Prior to that, he was a Principal at Clay Center Community Middle School, Clay Center, KS (1992 – 1995), Special Education Coordinator/School Psychologist, Twin Lakes Educational Cooperative, Clay Center, KS (1990-1992), and a School Psychologist in Salina, KS (1989-1990) and Dodge City, KS (1983-1989).

He received his Doctorate in Education from Kansas State University (1995). He earned his Educational Specialist degree from the University of Northern Colorado (1983) and his Bachelor of Science degree from Colorado State University (1979).

Wade will succeed Robert Shannon after Shannon retires next summer.