Dave Moyer

Dr. David Moyer is beginning his first year as Arlington Central School District Superintendent. Moyer comes to Arlington from Elmhurst, IL, where he served as the district’s superintendent from 2015 to 2021. The 2021-22 school year marks Moyer’s 24th year as a public school administrator, his 12th as a superintendent. Dr. Moyer has served as an assistant superintendent, principal, assistant principal, and athletic director prior to becoming a superintendent. He is under contract through the 2023-24 school year.

One of Moyer’s first efforts in Arlington was to work with the Board at its July retreat to identify four priority areas for the District: Academic Growth and Success, Wellness and Belonging, Communications, Community Engagement, and Partnerships, and Financial and Organizational Management. Arlington is one of approximately 100 districts from across the country selected to participate in the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) Learning 2025 Network. Involvement in Learning 2025 will help support Arlington’s work in these four priority areas and build capacity and systems to personalize learning for all students. The Professional Learning Communities model will be the foundation of future work.

Under Dr. Moyer’s leadership, Elmhurst was named the 2019 Illinois Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development’s Exemplary District for Overall Excellence in Whole Child Education for providing Healthy, Safe, Engaged, Supported, and Challenged learning environments for children. He led an intensive three-year community engagement effort that resulted in the successful passage of a $168.5M referendum on November 6, 2018. During his time in Elmhurst, the district was recognized as one of the most innovative districts in the country, having been selected to participate in the AASA’s inaugural Innovation and Transformational Leadership Network and by Harvard University to participate in its Scaling for Impact project.