RUSTON, La. — Ruston High School Principal Dan Gressett announced Wednesday afternoon that he will be taking a job at the Lincoln Parish School Board effective at the end of the academic calendar for Ruston High .
”I’ve been at Ruston High for 24 years in some capacity or another, and the last eight as principal,” Gressett said. “Ruston High is in a really good place right now. I feel like I will leave it behind in a better place than I inherited it, and I inherited it in a really, really good position, too. My daughter’s still in school there — my wife still works there. It’s a great place to work and to send your kids. I’ve been blessed to have a really good faculty and staff from cafeteria ladies to custodians to assistant principals to teachers to counselors. I’ve been very blessed.
”I believe there are some other things I can do to help the district and (Lincoln Parish School Board Superintendent Ricky) Durrett feels the same way. It’ll be a bright future. Change isn’t always a bad thing.”
Gressett’s role at the school board is still to be determined.
”Dan’s done a terrific job at Ruston High School as principal,” Durrett said. “We appreciate everything that he’s done at the school by maintaining the A-status they have. It’s a great opportunity to bring him to the central office to make a bigger impact for our entire district — it’s something we’re looking forward to. He has a strong background in athletics, school discipline, he knows how schools should run, so I think he’ll be a valuable team member.”
Gressett was hired as principal in 2018 after then-principal Durrett left for the school board.
The school board will open the job for applications in the coming weeks, though no date had been set by Wednesday afternoon. The LPSB Superintendent will ultimately make the final hire after interviews.
