The Baldwin-Woodville Area School District Board of Education has selected Chad Brakke as the new superintendent.
Mr. Brakke has 25 years of experience in education with nearly twenty years in leadership positions. He began his career in education as a guidance counselor and coach in the Hurley School District and then in the Park Falls School District. Chad’s educational leadership experiences began as an associate principal in the Rice Lake School District for three years before serving ten years as a principal in the Port Washington-Saukville School District.
Mr. Brakke has been the superintendent of the Cedar Grove-Belgium School District in Cedar Grove, Wisconsin, since 2020. During his tenure as the district leader, Chad has guided the creation of a technology-based charter school for high school juniors and seniors, implemented a full-day 4K program, restructured staff evaluation and compensation models, and developed a new Hall of Fame to honor former athletes, coaches, teams, and distinguished alumni. Under Mr. Brakke’s leadership, academic achievement in the Cedar Grove-Belgium School District has resulted in the highest district report card ratings ever achieved.
Chad earned a bachelor’s degree from UW-Stevens Point, a master’s degree in educational counseling from Plymouth State University in New Hampshire, and a second master’s degree in educational administration from UW-Superior. He completed his superintendent licensure program through Concordia University in Mequon, Wisconsin.
Chad Brakke will begin his duties as the Baldwin-Woodville Area School District superintendent on July 1, 2024, following the retirement of current superintendent, Eric Russell.
