LOMBARD – A 28-year education veteran will be the new superintendent of Lombard Elementary School District 44 starting July 1, 2015, after the Board of Education approved his appointment Dec. 9.

Michael Robey previously worked in Evanston/Skokie School District 65, Triad Community Unit School District 2 and Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89, where he currently serves as superintendent.

"District 44 is a progressive district with lofty goals, and we are confident that Dr. Robey will lead us in achieving those goals and address the challenges we face as a district in the coming years," Board of Education President Brooke Wozniak said in a District 44 news release. "We welcome him to the District 44 family and look forward to a bright future with Dr. Robey at the helm.”

Robey has been a middle-school principal in Bensenville, an assistant principal in Northbrook and a middle-school teacher in Skokie. Robey received his bachelor’s degree from Northern Illinois University and his master’s degree in education technology from National Louis University, according to the release. After several years of working in education, he completed his Type 75 Endorsement and Doctoral Studies at Loyola University.

During his career, Robey oversaw the conversion of District 89 schools from kindergarten through eighth-grade elementary schools to elementary grade level centers for kindergarten through fifth grade, middle school grade level centers for sixth through eighth grades, and one dual-language school, the release stated.

He also moved the district from the financial watch list to recognition status with the state, implemented a transportation system when no system had existed, and focused on numerous 21st Century Learning skills with students, according to the release.