School and community members came out Monday evening for an open house to wish Lima City Schools Superintendent Jill Ackerman well as she nears retirement.
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Spartan Pride filled Spartan Stadium on Saturday as more than 190 Lima Senior High School students received their diplomas, ready to take on the world.
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Wearing caps and gowns, the Class of 2025 gathered to receive scholarships from local organizations, businesses, families, and other supporters. This year’s graduating class earned a record-breaking $4.2 million in scholarship awards — the most in school history — to support their college and career goals.
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During a special meeting, the board approved Andre Rudolph to lead the district following the retirement of current Superintendent Jill Ackerman this summer.
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The Lima City Schools has announced that Andre Rudolph will be officially named the new superintendent at a special meeting on April 16th .
Next week marks Public School Week, and Ackerman is using the occasion to highlight how these shifts in funding are impacting local schools. She stressed that the voucher system operates without the same accountability measures as public schools, leaving districts struggling financially.
Superintendent Jill Ackerman announced that this year’s event will begin with a pep rally aimed at reinforcing the importance of public school education and showcasing the district’s achievements.
Following the departure of longtime Lima City Schools Superintendent Jill Ackerman, the search for her replacement is officially underway.
After nearly 15 years at the helm of the Lima City Schools, Superintendent Jill Ackerman has announced her retirement after 37 years in the district. She says it felt like home when she started as a substitute special education teacher in the winter of 1988. She then worked her way up the ranks at several of the district's school buildings and into the role of assistant superintendent in 2002 and became superintendent in 2012. There have been many changes in education during her career, and she is proud of being at the forefront of several of them.
Lima superintendent Jill Ackerman was the recipient of the Lima Allen County Chamber of Commerce's Athena Award for 2024 and spoke at the Women in Business quarterly luncheon. Ackerman has been with the Lima City Schools for more than thirty years, starting as a special education teacher, principal, and now superintendent. She credits her success to the influence of her mother and how she made her become independent and self-sufficient. Those characteristics have helped her succeed in her career, where she has now become that person of influence for students.