Longtime Educator, Administrator Mike Mansfield Retiring

An educator and administrator who has worked in multiple Chautauqua County school districts for about three decades has decided to call it a career. Mike Mansfield, who is currently the Dunkirk City School District's Business Administrator, will officially retire at the end of January 2027. WDOE News spoke with Mansfield following this week's Dunkirk School Board meeting. Mansfield says that he's always wanted to "leave places better" than when he got there. He says that's part of why he decided to stay in Dunkirk after stepping down as Superintendent in July 2025...

Mike Mansfield: continuation of my work

Before joining Dunkirk in 2020, Mansfield was the Superintendent of the Bemus Point Central School District. He also previously worked in the Pine Valley Central School Districts. He reflected on his time in those two locations, also noting that he is a Pine Valley graduate...

Mike Mansfield: time in Pine Valley and Bemus Point

Mansfield began has educational career in Jamestown. Current Dunkirk Superintendent Brian Swatland, who was a guest on WDOE's "Viewpoint" program on Thursday, says Mansfield has helped him grow into the role...

Brian Swatland: an amazing sounding board

The Dunkirk Board of Education accepted Mansfield's retirement during Tuesday's meeting at the Intermediate School.

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