Gibbs Becomes Farmington Superintendent

(Farmington, MO) Farmington School Board of Education officials are announcing Dr. Kyle Gibbs will become the 22nd Superintendent of the Farmington School District. Dr. Gibbs will officially begin his duties July 1, 2023, as he takes over for current Superintendent Matt Ruble. Ruble announced his retirement in August of this year. Since 2019, Dr. Gibbs has served as the Superintendent of the Crawford County R-1 School District. Most recently, he was selected as the 2022 Missouri Association of School Administrators Outstanding Emerging Superintendent for the South Central region. Dr. Gibb’s appointment follows a vetting process, including interviews and site visits by the Farmington R7 School Board in cooperation with the Missouri Association of Rural Education. Before serving as Superintendent at Crawford R-1, Dr. Gibbs served eight years as an assistant principal and then principal at the elementary and middle school levels. He served 12 years as a classroom teacher at the high school, middle school, and elementary levels holding various department and district wide leadership roles. The Farmington School District will host a “Meet and Greet” event on December 19th at Truman Auditorium from 4 to 6 pm for Dr. Gibbs and his family.