DAYTON—Doug Johnson is a man who loves kids and he will be involved with them, in some way, even after he retires at the end of June.

Johnson has been in the field of education for over 41 years, teaching history to middle school students, serving as a school principal, and as a school superintendent.

For the past year, he has performed a balancing act at the Dayton School District, as school superintendent and principal of the elementary school. Johnson stepped in to fill the vacant elementary school principal position after a budget deficit demanded the need for some creative solutions...