Greenville-area school chief resigns

GREENVILLE – A superintendent who worked hard to improve the relationship between the schools and the community will leave his post in July.

Steve Pound, 56, announced his decision Wednesday, submitting his resignation effective July 28, in a letter to board Chairmen Richard Gould of Union 60 and Bob Hamer of Greenville schools.

The Stearns High School graduate came to the Greenville position after spending much of his adult life as an educator in Canada.

“I thank the community for allowing me to return to Maine to make some contribution toward education,” Pound said Thursday.

His resignation came after careful thought, Pound said.

“These past months I have undergone several changes in my life, and those events have prompted me to think about what I desire to do in the future,” he said.

Pound said he has no plans and has no job lined up because he is unsure what he wants to do at the moment.

Gould said the area school boards will meet soon to act on Pound’s resignation and to form a search committee for a new superintendent.

“I think he was an asset to the town of Greenville,” Gould said Thursday. “He did a good job of mending fences.”

Pound said the relationships he developed in the schools and the community helped make his job a little easier. He said the school, its staff and pupils are now a team and that team is based on trust, respect and caring.

“I think everybody’s had to sacrifice some things and adjust to changes,” Pound said. “I hope I have made a positive difference in some way for our students these past four years.”