Kirby Elementary District 140 Searching For New Superintendent

TINLEY PARK, IL — The Kirby Elementary School District will begin a search for a new superintendent after the district accepted their resignation for former superintendent Shawn Olson earlier this month

In a message to district parents sent on March 9, the district said it had accepted Olson’s resignation effective immediately. Olson had led the district since 2019 after the board approved his hiring in 2018. It is not clear what led to the move.

School officials gave no reasoning behind Olson's departure and no timeline was provided for a permanent superintendent to be in place.

Michael Byrne has been named as the interim superintendent, according to a message written by Byrne on Friday, saying he had been welcomed back so warmly by the District 140 community over the past week.

“I feel privileged to be here and am eager to get to work serving our students, staff, and community as I uphold and strengthen the tradition of excellence that KSD 140 has always been known for,” he wrote.

Bryne served as District 135 and retired as superintendent in 2016 after working in various roles since 2018. Olson had worked for the district for 17 years and had worked as the assistant superintendent before being promoted to the top job in November 2018 and started in the role the next July.