By Joseph Goral
Staff Writer
jgoral@mihomepaper.com
 LAKE ORION — The Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education presented a summary of their 2024 superintendent evaluation during its meeting on Dec. 11, giving Superintendent Heidi Mercer the highest possible rating.

Mercer was selected as LOCS superintendent in July.
Board of Education President Danielle Bresett read a summary document of Mercer’s evaluation, stating the it was a comprehensive process involving multiple work sessions by the board.
“I am pleased to report that Superintendent Heidi Mercer has demonstrated significant success in leading Lake Orion Community Schools this year,” Bresett said. “Heidi has achieved an ‘effective’ rating in all eight evaluation categories used in her review. Overall, the board has awarded Heidi an effective rating for the 2024 evaluation period.”
The state changed the rating categories making “effective” the highest rating any educator can receive, Treasurer Jake Singer said.
Bresett thanked Mercer on behalf of the board for “outstanding leadership and dedication,” adding the board looks forward to Mercer’s continued success in leading LOCS into the future.
Mercer has been with the district since 1996 and was previously assistant superintendent of teaching and learning for 16 years before being selected as superintendent.