The Culver School District has a new leader. The district’s board of directors has appointed Kevin Dinning as the next superintendent, taking over from Stefanie Garber, who is departing at the end of this school year.
Dinning brings more than 12 years of school administration experience to Culver, having served as a superintendent, secondary principal, athletic director, dean of students, and coach. He most recently served as superintendent and secondary principal at the Ione School District from 2021 to 2023.
He began his career in education in 2009 at the Boundary County School District in Idaho, where he started as a language arts teacher and coach — inspired, he said, by the teachers who shaped him growing up.
“I started as a language arts teacher and as a coach, and found that I had a pretty good influence on my students. That kind of took me into an avenue of educational leadership where I thought I could impact more students by impacting more adults.”
Why Culver?
Dinning said the tight-knit culture of the Culver community was a primary draw.
“I’m always interested in anywhere that has a very tight-knit sense of community. It’s pivotal that a school is recognized as a cornerstone of the community.”
School board chair Scott Leeper praised Dinning as a standout candidate from what he described as a competitive applicant pool.
“Kevin was a standout candidate from a very competitive applicant pool. He is the right person to lead Culver School District at this time.”
Leeper noted that Dinning wants to be at Culver — and that his family is committed to becoming part of the community, a factor the board weighed heavily.
A Process Built on Community Input
The criteria for the new superintendent were developed after the district gathered input from 56 stakeholders, including students, parents, staff, and community members. The criteria prioritized transparency, integrity, strong fiscal management, accountability, and effective communication.
Dinning was selected for his student-centered decision-making approach, his track record of community engagement, and his broad administrative experience across small school districts.
He will officially take the helm at the start of the 2026-27 school year.