Dr. Marlene Devilbiss new Director of Human Resources

The Raytown School District is pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Marlene DeVilbiss as the Director of Human Resources.  Devilbiss will begin her duties July 1, and replaces Dr. Steve Shelton, who has been named Associate Superintendent of Operations.

DeVilbiss has most served since 2012 as Principal at Eastwood Hills Elementary in Raytown.  She has also been the Director of Federal Programs and Extended Learning, an Instructional Coach and a reading teacher in the district.

“Although I will miss working with the staff and families at Eastwood Hills, I am excited to take on this new challenge.  I look forward to serving the Raytown School District in a different capacity,” DeVilbiss said.

DeVilbiss was the 2014 Distinguished New Principal award winner from the Kansas City Elementary Suburban Principal Association.  She earned her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from the University of Missouri-Columbia, her Masters in Reading Education from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, her Specialist in Elementary Administration from the University of Central Missouri, and her Doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Missouri- Kansas City.