Cuyahoga Valley Career Center Names New Superintendent

The Board of Education last night named Celena Roebuck the center’s new superintendent. 

Roebuck is currently an assistant superintendent at the center; before that, she served as the director of curriculum and technology, according to a press release from the center. 

Roebuck has been “very instructive” in moving the career center forward since she arrived in 2001, said Board President Steve Shebeck. that it was important to the board to hire someone who could take the center into the future.

Prior to 2001, Roebuck worked in career and technical education in the , according to the release.

Roebuck said she was excited to receive the job. She said it was apparent to her during the search process that the board was dedicated to finding someone who knows the community and who puts the students first. 

The center is a high-achieving one, she added, and it will be a challenge to stay at the top. She said she is up for that challenge, and she praised both the board and the staff that will be supporting her mission.  

The Cuyahoga Valley Career Center was recently recognized as no. 1 among Ohio’s 91 Career-Technical Planning Districts, according to a press release. That figure was based on the school’s performance in recent academic years on a variety of measures like graduation rate and the placement of graduates into continuing education or careers. The center serves eight school districts in the region, including , by offering career education for all grade levels, high school-level courses and adult education.

Shebeck said the board will meet with Roebuck closer to her start date to discuss goals and future plans, including whether her current position of assistant superintendent would need to be filled. Roebuck’s two-year contract will officially begin on July 1, after current superintendent Roscoe Schlachter’s contract ends.