Dr. Mark Holodick, the Superintendent of the Brandywine School District, received the Superintendent of the year designation by his peers in the Delaware Chief School Officers Association. I would like to put forth my award, that of the Exceptional Delaware Parent Warrior of the Year. This award, nominated by a panel of one, goes to Patrick Wahl. Wahl filed a lawsuit against the district over a discipline incident with his son last winter. While Wahl opposed the Brandywine referendum, it ultimately passed. Wahl has appeared on the Rick Jensen show several times and was interviewed by many of the major media outlets in the northern part of Delaware. Many have chastised Wahl due to his perceived wealth, but the reality is that he is fighting the good fight for all students in the state. Wahl did start a very serious discussion about discipline in our schools and showed us all it isn’t just an issue with minority or high-need students.
Congrats to Holodick and Wahl. I hope you work everything out in the lawsuit and find a way to mend fences and maybe go out for a beer sometime. In the meantime, here is what showed up on the Delaware DOE’s Facebook page with the same picture they put up with anything mentioning Holodick. Time to get a new picture DOE!
Congratulations to Dr. Mark Holodick, superintendent of the Brandywine School District, for being named the 2016-17 Delaware Superintendent of the Year by the Delaware Chief School Officers Association.
“We are extremely proud to have Dr. Holodick represent the Chief School Officers as our Superintendent of the Year,” said Dr. Victoria Gehrt, current President of the CSOA. “He is an outstanding leader who is very community based in his approach to addressing the needs of his school district. His knowledge of instructional best practices significantly impacts the success of the students who are served in the Brandywine School District.”
Dr. Holodick was appointed superintendent of the Brandywine School District in October 2009, after a long history with the district as a student, teacher, assistant principal, and principal. Prior to being named superintendent, he was principal at Concord High School and at a blended middle and high school in the Delmar School District. He earned his Bachelor of Arts at West Virginia Wesleyan University, his Master of Education at Wilmington University, and his Doctor of Education at the University of Delaware.
Since being appointed superintendent, Dr. Holodick has been committed to the foundation of the District: professionalism, customer service, equity, and meeting the needs of all students. He recognizes the importance of developing whole child through unique and diverse programming, after-school enrichment opportunities, athletics, arts, and of course a rigorous curriculum. Under his leadership, the district has invested resources to expand and increase access to programs such as AVID, Achievers Academy, International Baccalaureate, and most recently AP Capstone. Dr. Holodick was one of the four superintendents that helped spearhead the BRINC Consortium, an organization made up of school districts that focuses on personalized and blended learning, access to technology, and collaboration. BRINC has now grown to include seven districts across the state.
Both the Delaware Association of Educational Office Professionals and the Delaware Association of School Librarians have recognized Dr. Holodick as Administrator of the Year for 2016. He is a member of the statewide Vision 2025 implementation committee and the Claymont Lions Club and serves on the board of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association, having previously served as both president and vice president. During the 2014-2015 school year, Dr. Holodick also served as the president of the Delaware CSOA.
“I am proud to represent not only the Brandywine School District, but also the thousands of educators across the state as the Superintendent of the Year,” said Dr. Holodick. “Like all of my colleagues in the 18 other districts in Delaware, I am committed to working together and sharing best practices to benefit all of the students entrusted to us. Indeed, it is an exciting time to be an educator!”
Doc Holodick, I have to ask… what does “Vision 2025” really do? I thought it was “Student Success 2025” these days. Or is it really “It Doesn’t Really Matter What We Call It, Our Goal Is To Take Over Education And We Get The Best Damn Eclairs At Our Annual Fiesta 2025”?
The Season Of Myths 
Never had a problem with Wahl’s perceived wealth. I have a problem with him lying his butt off about the District, operations, funding, and schools in general during Brandywine’s referenda campaigns. He used his platform gained via lawsuit to spread misinformation. His award is dubious at best.
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Actually Brian, Wahl was given a lot of bad information via the Delaware DOE website which is notorious for getting stuff wrong. Has Christina used all of it’s referendum funds for what it promised it would? Did Brandywine tell the absolute, 100% truth at every single point during their referendum campaign?
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