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Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ivy Tech taps Kentucky school superintendent as new leader
Dr. Martin Pollio will be the next president of Ivy Tech Community College starting on July 1. (Provided photo) The next president of Ivy Tech Community College will be Martin Pollio, a superintendent at Jefferson County Public Schools in Louisville, Kentucky. 'Ivy Tech is doing great things in Indiana,' he said in a statement. 'I'm honored to be joining such a strong institution, and I'm ready to continue building more value for students and communities across the state.' Pollio will serve as the 10th president of the institution, succeeding former Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann, who announced her retirement after nearly a decade in the role. Pollio starts on July 1. Ivy Tech president and former Indiana lieutenant governor, Sue Ellspermann, announces retirement The school's board of trustees selected Pollio following a national search process conducted by Issacson Miller and overseen by a search committee. According to a release, Pollio 'rose to the top for his passion for students and experience creating results around workforce readiness and academic excellence.' 'Marty Pollio is a results-driven, dynamic leader with immense heart and passion for students,' said Ivy Tech Board Chair Andrew Wilson, who also served as co-chair of the search committee. 'We are confident he will build on the innovation and growth we've experienced in the last decade and bolster our ability to help more Hoosiers achieve their academic and career goals.' Pollio spent 28 years with the Louisville school district as both an administrator and an educator, taking the role of superintendent in 2017. After receiving his undergraduate degree from Indiana University, Pollio went to Eastern Kentucky University to secure his master's degree and obtained his doctorate from the University of Louisville. More than 200,000 students are enrolled at Ivy Tech across 19 statewide campuses and online. Nearly half, or 49%, of all postsecondary credentials earned by Hoosiers are awarded by Ivy Tech — including graduate degrees.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ivy Tech hires Louisville superintendent as its new president
Ivy Tech Community College has hired the superintendent of Kentucky's largest K-12 school district as its new president. Marty Pollio, set to retire as the superintendent of Louisville-based Jefferson County Public Schools, will start his role as president of Indiana's statewide Ivy Tech system July 1. He replaces Sue Ellspermann, Ivy Tech's ninth president and a former lieutenant governor, who is retiring at the end of June. Pollio's appointment and three-year contract was approved by the college's board Wednesday afternoon. "I'm excited to get into postsecondary," Pollio, who has worked for JCPS for 30 years, told Louisville's Courier Journal. "I've done a lot of work on workforce development — between being a principal and doing this — so I think it's a good next step for me." Ivy Tech has 45 locations across Indiana, with its central office located in Indianapolis. The school, which grants associate degrees, collectively has more than 175,000 students — a good chunk of whom are high school students enrolled in dual credit courses. Pollio said his goal will be to continue to grow the college's dual credit program and to "really align the work being done at Ivy Tech with the workforce in Indiana and even Kentucky." In order to do that, Pollio pointed to JCPS' Academies of Louisville program, indicating he'd like to take that model into K-12 schools across Indiana. JCPS launched the model in 2017. The wide-range of academy programs gives high school students career-themed lessons and, in some cases, allows them to earn industry certifications before graduation. This could be helpful to Ivy Tech's goal of combatting the state's workforce shortage in response to a recent report from the college that noted Indiana's decline in skilled talent, particularly in the advanced manufacturing, transportation and logistics, health care, and technology fields. Pollio announced he'd be retiring from JCPS in September. Having spent the last seven years as superintendent, he is one of the longest-tenured superintendents of any large urban district in the country, according to the Council for Great City Schools. When he received a call about Ivy Tech, he said he wasn't sure about going into postsecondary education, but "the more I started looking at the opportunity and the impact that I can have on both kids and adults alike, it really piqued my interest." Other aspects of Pollio's lasting impact on JCPS include the district's new strategic plan, coined "Future State." That plan included expanding school choice for families through the district's new student assignment plan — though JCPS' decision to end magnet transportation for most students has drawn criticism among those who previously supported the new assignment plan. Under Pollio's leadership, the district has also launched numerous large capital improvement projects, increased access to technology, increased funding for some schools serving high-needs populations, created an internal police department, and aligned reading and math curriculums across all K-8 schools. "As a superintendent, it would have been easier to keep the status quo. Change is very hard," Pollio wrote in his retirement announcement. "But I am extremely proud that we made the decision to make the most substantial changes in the history of JCPS despite many challenges. I truly believe that these changes will result in decades of improved outcomes for our students." The district is still looking for a replacement for Pollio. Last week, six candidates were identified as finalists from a pool of 34 applicants. Krista Johnson covers education and children for The Courier Journal. Have story ideas or questions? Contact her at kjohnson3@ and subscribe to her newsletter. This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Ivy Tech's new president: Marty Pollio, Louisville superintendent
Indianapolis Star
30-04-2025
- Business
- Indianapolis Star
Ivy Tech hires Louisville superintendent as its new president
Ivy Tech Community College has hired the superintendent of Kentucky's largest K-12 school district as its new president. Marty Pollio, set to retire as the superintendent of Louisville-based Jefferson County Public Schools, will start his role as president of Indiana's statewide Ivy Tech system July 1. He replaces Sue Ellspermann, Ivy Tech's ninth president and a former lieutenant governor, who is retiring at the end of June. Pollio's appointment and three-year contract was approved by the college's board Wednesday afternoon. "I'm excited to get into postsecondary," Pollio, who has worked for JCPS for 30 years, told Louisville's Courier Journal. "I've done a lot of work on workforce development — between being a principal and doing this — so I think it's a good next step for me." Ivy Tech has 45 locations across Indiana, with its central office located in Indianapolis. The school, which grants associate degrees, collectively has more than 175,000 students — a good chunk of whom are high school students enrolled in dual credit courses. Pollio said his goal will be to continue to grow the college's dual credit program and to "really align the work being done at Ivy Tech with the workforce in Indiana and even Kentucky." In order to do that, Pollio pointed to JCPS' Academies of Louisville program, indicating he'd like to take that model into K-12 schools across Indiana. JCPS launched the model in 2017. The wide-range of academy programs gives high school students career-themed lessons and, in some cases, allows them to earn industry certifications before graduation. This could be helpful to Ivy Tech's goal of combatting the state's workforce shortage in response to a recent report from the college that noted Indiana's decline in skilled talent, particularly in the advanced manufacturing, transportation and logistics, health care, and technology fields. Pollio announced he'd be retiring from JCPS in September. Having spent the last seven years as superintendent, he is one of the longest-tenured superintendents of any large urban district in the country, according to the Council for Great City Schools. When he received a call about Ivy Tech, he said he wasn't sure about going into postsecondary education, but "the more I started looking at the opportunity and the impact that I can have on both kids and adults alike, it really piqued my interest." Other aspects of Pollio's lasting impact on JCPS include the district's new strategic plan, coined "Future State." That plan included expanding school choice for families through the district's new student assignment plan — though JCPS' decision to end magnet transportation for most students has drawn criticism among those who previously supported the new assignment plan. Under Pollio's leadership, the district has also launched numerous large capital improvement projects, increased access to technology, increased funding for some schools serving high-needs populations, created an internal police department, and aligned reading and math curriculums across all K-8 schools. "As a superintendent, it would have been easier to keep the status quo. Change is very hard," Pollio wrote in his retirement announcement. "But I am extremely proud that we made the decision to make the most substantial changes in the history of JCPS despite many challenges. I truly believe that these changes will result in decades of improved outcomes for our students." The district is still looking for a replacement for Pollio. Last week, six candidates were identified as finalists from a pool of 34 applicants.
