The Mehlville Board of Education, at its Feb. 20 meeting, approved the hiring of Julie Durham as the Assistant Superintendent of Mehlville School District Elementary Schools and Jason Landherr as the Assistant Superintendent of Mehlville School District Secondary Schools for the 2025-2026 school year.

Durham, a graduate of Mehlville High School, has worked across the district over the past twenty years. She began her career in the Mehlville School District as a teacher at Wohlwend Elementary School in 2005. While teaching at Wohlwend, she was named the District Teacher of the Year for the 2016-2017 school year. During the 2017-2018 school year, Durham served as the assistant principal of both Trautwein Elementary School and Wohlwend Elementary School before being hired to lead Hagemann in 2019, where she has served as principal for the past six years.

“It is a privilege to support our dedicated educators, students and families as we continue to build on the academic growth our district has achieved,” Durham stated in a press release. “I look forward to partnering with our principals, teachers and staff to further enhance our elementary schools and ensure every student reaches their full potential.”

Landherr, an Oakville High School alum, has also been with the Mehlville School District for quite some time. He spent the first five years of his career in the Mehlville School District as a social studies teacher at MHS, before becoming an assistant principal there in 2012. He served in that role for seven years before being named principal in 2019. 

“I am very excited for this new role and the opportunity to support all secondary students, staff and families,” Landherr stated in a press release. “I have loved my 18 years at Mehlville High School and am committed to the continued success of the Mehlville School District. I look forward to learning more about each of our secondary school communities in the coming months.”

Both Durham and Landherr will begin in their new roles on July 1. Durham replaces Chad Dickemper who will serve as Associate Superintendent for the 2025-2026 school year, while Landherr replaces Dr. Jeff Bresler, who is retiring after the 2024-2025 school year.

“Both Dr. Durham and Dr. Landherr are respected and proven leaders in Mehlville School District,” Jeff Haug, superintendent of the Mehlville School District, stated in a press release. “These leaders are committed to student success and achievement. They each have positive, long-standing relationships within our community. I can’t wait to see them apply their leadership to the entirety of Mehlville School District.”