Mark Delaney will serve as the permanent superintendent of the Francis Howell School District through June 2028.

The Board of Education voted unanimously, 7-0, during a special meeting Monday night to approve his contract.

Delaney stepped into the top role at the district just weeks before the start of the school year, after the school board announced that its original hire, Mike Dominguez, would no longer join the district with minimal public explanation.

The district paid Dominguez nearly $230,000, according to a separation agreement obtained through a records request.

Delaney is a career educator and school administrator with over two decades of experience, according to an email sent to families and the greater community on Tuesday.

He has been an elementary and middle school t

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