Photo--Kyley Gatz/Credit: USD 415

 

(KNZA)--The next Superintendent of the Hiawatha School District has been selected.

During a special meeting Tuesday evening, the USD 415 Board of Education voted unanimously to hire Kyley Gatz as superintendent for the 2026-27 school year.

Gatz has served as Hiawatha Middle School Principal for the past 7 1/2 years and has 18 years of experience in education.

She  holds two master's degrees from Emporia State University--including Educational Administration and School Counseling.

Gatz and her husband have three children who attend USD 415 schools.

She will replace Lonnie Moser, who is retiring at the end of the current school year after serving as Superintendent since July 2017.

Gatz was among three finalists interviewed by the Board last week. The other two finalists were Robert Reed, who currently serves as Superintendent and PreK-6th grade Principal at Hodgeman County USD 227, and Jennifer Gatz, who currently serves as Superintendent of Riverside USD 114.