The Olympic Educational Service District Board of Directors is exceptionally pleased to announce Dr. Aaron Leavell as the agency’s next Superintendent (effective July 1, 2022).
“I’m grateful to the OESD 114 Board of Directors, leadership team and staff for inviting me to join their incredible service organization. Having been a part of the OESD 114 region for the past twenty-four years, I am excited to now serve in this leadership role. Meeting new colleagues in the upcoming months and spending time with our member district superintendents and directors to plan for our future ahead is something I am looking forward to. I would like to thank Greg Lynch for his OESD leadership since 2013 and wish him the best in his next adventures. I am eternally grateful to the Bremerton School District and the Bremerton community for allowing me to successfully lead as their Superintendent for the past decade.”
~ Dr. Aaron Leavell
Dr. Aaron Leavell has served as the Superintendent of the Bremerton School District for the past nine years. Bremerton School District is home to about 4,500 students. In Bremerton, Dr. Leavell has worked as a secondary teacher and athletic coach, Assistant Principal for Bremerton Junior High and Bremerton HS Freshman Academy, Principal of Bremerton High School, and the Assistant Superintendent. He worked for three years as the Secondary Education Director in the North Kitsap School before returning to Bremerton. In 2009, Dr. Leavell was the Washington State High School Principal of the Year.
He has served as an AWSP Board member, a member of ASCD, WASA, AASA and is currently the Past-President for the Bremerton Rotary Club. Dr. Leavell has been an active WASA member serving as Region 114 President in 2018–19 and on the WASA Board as a Representative for Region 114 in 2019-20 and is a committee member for the WASA Professional Standards and Ethics Committee.
In 2020, he was elected Superintendent Component Chair for WASA and later President-elect of the WASA organization. He is currently serving as WASA President.
Dr. Leavell and his family reside in Bremerton, WA. He and his wife Kelli of 25 years have three sons.