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Bowling for Supt only one I applied for." The selection process picks six individuals and narrow the search to three. Bowling made it as the final selection in Maypearl. The Bowlings had just purchased a home in the are and now will be looking to sell it, which is the life of an educator. Bowling, a Sherman native will have to wait the mandated 21-day The highest ladder in the education period before signing a contract field in Texas is the superintedent with Maypearl ISD. April 16 will of a school system and Howe's be the next board meeting in which Ritchie Bowling has agreed to they will vote to offer Bowling a become the superintendent of contract. Maypearl ISD. Maypearl is a growing 3A school in Ellis County Prior to coming to Howe in 2005, located in the middle of Bowling was at Lovejoy as the Midlothian, Waxahachie, elementary principal. He was the Hillsboro and Alvarado. elementary principal in Howe for five years before moving to the Bowling with two young girls middle school principal position. thought that now was the time to For the last two years, he has been make the next step in order to have the assistant superintendent under the kids established in a school Kevin Wilson. without a big transition for them later. "It's bittersweet" said Superintendent Wilson. "We looked at places that would "Obviously I'm happy for Ritchie, be good for the girls." said but it's a big loss to the ISD." Bowling. "There were a couple of school districts that were coming As the assistant superintendent, available, but Maypearl was the Bowling's role included federal Ritchie Bowling
programs, curricular instruction, and some human resources. He replaced Clay Wilson as the assistant superintendent when Wilson decided to go back to the position of middle school principal.
Bowling is the first in his family to have a college education and has made a career in educating others. "Our family is very close to this community and our hearts will continue to be no matter where we roam." said Bowling
