MOUNT VERNON

COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Gary S. OMalley, Ph.D.
Superintendent

December 12, 2016

Dear Mount Vernon Community School Board:
Effective July 1, 2017, I will retire as superintendent of the Mount
Vernon Community School District.
I announce today to provide the school board sufficient time to
select its next educational leader. I am very proud of our
accomplishments, grateful for our time together, and humbled by
the opportunity to serve as your leader.
How did it get so late so soon? Like Dr. Seuss, I wonder how fortythree years as an educator have come and gone so quickly. You
start out trying to make a difference for others and you end up
discovering a difference has been made in you. I have been
blessed with the opportunity to learn life lessons through teaching
and to demonstrate leadership through service. I have no regrets.
I praise my colleagues for bringing joy, excitement, and
inspiration to the challenge of learning. I appreciate the energy
and work ethic of students and the generous support of parents.
Mary and I wish to thank this wonderful community for its
kindness, generosity, and good will.
The people of Mount Vernon are proud of this school district. Let it
be said that we were caretakers of this legacy, working together
to strengthen the Mount Vernon Community School District. We
are Mount Vernon!
Sincerely,
Promoting Excellence in Academics, Arts, and Athletics
gomalley@mountvernon.k12.ia.us 319-895-8845 525 Palisades Road SW Mount Vernon, Iowa 52314
www.mountvernon.k12.ia.us

The Mount Vernon Community School District will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
marital status (for programs), socioeconomic status (for programs), disability, religion, and creed. Students, parents, employees and others doing business
with or performing services with the district who feel that they have experienced discrimination are encouraged to contact Joe Wallace, Equity Coordinator,
Mount Vernon Community High School, 731 Palisades Road SW, Mount Vernon, IA 52314, telephone: 319-895-8843 ext. 4005, where our district has a
grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. Inquiries may also be directed in writing to the Director of Civil Rights Region VII, US
Department of Education,; 310 W. Wisconsin Ave.; Suite 800; Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203-2292 (phone: 414-291-1111) or to the Iowa Department of
Education; Grimes State Office Building; Des Moines, Iowa, 50319-0146 (phone: 515-281-5294).

MOUNT VERNON
COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Gary S. OMalley, Ph.D.
Superintendent

Gary S. OMalley

Promoting Excellence in Academics, Arts, and Athletics

gomalley@mountvernon.k12.ia.us 319-895-8845 525 Palisades Road SW Mount Vernon, Iowa 52314
www.mountvernon.k12.ia.us

The Mount Vernon Community School District will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
marital status (for programs), socioeconomic status (for programs), disability, religion, and creed. Students, parents, employees and others doing business
with or performing services with the district who feel that they have experienced discrimination are encouraged to contact Joe Wallace, Equity Coordinator,
Mount Vernon Community High School, 731 Palisades Road SW, Mount Vernon, IA 52314, telephone: 319-895-8843 ext. 4005, where our district has a
grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. Inquiries may also be directed in writing to the Director of Civil Rights Region VII, US
Department of Education,; 310 W. Wisconsin Ave.; Suite 800; Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203-2292 (phone: 414-291-1111) or to the Iowa Department of
Education; Grimes State Office Building; Des Moines, Iowa, 50319-0146 (phone: 515-281-5294).