Dr. Maureen Reusche was appointed Superintendent of the Cherry Hill Public Schools in July 2011.

Dr. Reusche had served as Assistant Superintendent in the district since April 2007, supervising the offices of Curriculum, Assessment and Research, Special Education, and Student Services.

As Assistant Superintendent, Dr. Reusche designed and implemented a system of continuous improvement to align curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional development across the district’s 19 schools.

Under Dr. Reusche’s leadership, the district:

• Reviewed curricula in Language Arts, Math, and Science
• Implemented a guaranteed and viable Language Arts curriculum in the district’s 12 elementary schools
• Served as sole pilot site for a New Jersey Department of Education professional development planning template
• Initiated a rubric-driven, flexible program for professional development with teacher choice
• Administered a continuous and effective induction program for new teachers
• Collaborated with the Camden County Regional Chamber of Commerce to examine district curricula and redesign the high schools’ financial literacy program
• Reduced the number of students whose needs are served in out-of-district placements
• Initiated a three-year undertaking to formalize progress monitoring in all Special Education classrooms.

As Assistant Superintendent, Dr. Reusche served as the administrative chair of the Board of Education's Curriculum & Instruction Committee and co-chair of the Strategic Planning subcommittee.

Dr. Reusche came to Cherry Hill from Radnor, PA, where she was Assistant Superintendent from June 2003 to April 2007. In that role, she directed the coordination, development, and assessment of standards-based curriculum. She supervised the development of the district’s five-year technology plan and the application of technology into instruction. Dr. Reusche had previously served as an elementary principal in Radnor and as the district’s Director of Curriculum and Technology.

Dr. Reusche received her Ed.D. in Educational Administration from Widener University. She received her M.Ed. in Technology in Education from Rosemont College and her B.S. in Education from Villanova University. She has also taught graduate-level education courses at Arcadia University, Cabrini College, Saint Joseph’s University, and Rosemont College. She began her career in education as a teacher for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Dr. Reusche is a member of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, the National Association of Elementary School Principals, the International Reading Association, the Council for Exceptional Children, and the International Society for Technology in Education. She serves on the Camden County Curriculum Consortium Steering Committee for county-wide inservice planning. She also serves as an ex-officio member to the board of the Cherry Hill Education Foundation.

An accomplished presenter, Dr. Reusche has conducted numerous conference presentations on a range of topics. Most recently, she has presented on the topic of Professional Learning Committees to the NJ Department of Education’s Professional Teaching Standards Board.