(Springfield’s News Talk 104.1) – The Bolivar R-1 School District announced the appointment of Dr. Michael Methvin as its new superintendent.
Dr. Methvin currently serves as the Executive Director of Schools – Middle School at Springfield Public Schools, a position he has held since July 2022.
He currently manages Springfield Public Schools’ ten middle schools with over 6,000 students. He has spent the past six school years with Springfield Public Schools, also serving as the Director of Schools – Elementary from 2018 to 2022.
Before that, Dr. Methvin was the Elementary Principal of the Pleasant Hope R-VI School District for five years. He will return to the Bolivar School District, where he served as the Bolivar Middle School Assistant Principal from 2006 to 2013.
Dr. Methvin holds a Doctorate of Education degree in Educational Leadership from the
University of Arkansas.
Dr. Methvin will officially start on July 1.
Dr. Richard Asbill, the current superintendent of Bolivar Schools, announced that he would be
retiring at the end of this school year.
