The Superintendent of the Shenandoah Community School District was fired Wednesday night, following a Special Closed Session of the Board. The district’s contract with Superintendent Jeff Hiser was terminated unanimously by the Board.

Among the reasons given:

• Submitting fraudulent requests and acceptance for reimbursement of expenses for pay and receiving said reimbursements.
• Knowing providing untruthful, inaccurate and incomplete information during a Board investigation into Superintendent’s conduct.
• Impeding, obstructing and/or otherwise failing to cooperate with a Board investigation into Superintendent’s conduct.
• Violating district policy and Superintendent’s contract by engaging in outside employment with Board approval.
• Using school district time, property, and resources for personal and financial gain.
• Violating district policies and procedures regarding submittal of leave requests and other documents.
• Violating district policies, and regulations on staff use of technology, including but not limited to, downloading personal software on a district laptop and deleting files from a district laptop.
• Inability to maintain confidence and trust of the Board.

Further details about the allegations were not disclosed, however board members confirm Hiser has the right to appeal the decision, at which point the details of the matter would be discussed in open session. According to reports, Hiser had recently been placed on indefinite medical leave.

Acting Superintendent Monte Munsinger will oversee the district until a decision is made on a permanent replacement for Hiser.