Livonia Public Schools is handing its top job to a familiar face: Bill Green, a district alumnus and longtime administrator who has spent more than three decades in LPS classrooms and offices. The school board voted unanimously to select Green as the next superintendent, setting up a Jan. 1 handoff after Andrea Oquist retires at the end of 2026.
The decision came Thursday after the board completed an internal search assisted by the Michigan Leadership Institute. MLive reports that Green was chosen after an application, performance task and interview process, with the board saying he brings the vision, leadership and commitment needed for the district's next chapter.
An Internal Search Favors Continuity In Livonia
Livonia Public Schools had signaled from the start that it wanted to look inside its own ranks, rather than immediately launch a national hunt. The district's superintendent search page says the board believed its internal leadership team understood the district's culture and mission, while Michigan Leadership Institute helped guide the process.
Green's résumé is about as local as it gets. According to Livonia Public Schools, he joined LPS in 1995 as an elementary teacher, later led Garfield and Roosevelt elementary schools, moved to Central Office in 2020, and became assistant superintendent for operations and district services in July 2025. In that role, he oversees maintenance, transportation, food and nutrition, operations, and information technology.
Oquist Will Stay Through The End Of 2026
Green will succeed Oquist, who has led the district for 11 years and has worked in Livonia Public Schools for more than 36 years. MLive reports that Oquist will continue leading through the end of 2026 and work with Green to keep the handoff smooth, giving the incoming superintendent several months to learn the job before taking full control.
The transition is designed to be orderly: Livonia Public Schools calls for Green to shadow Oquist from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31, then assume the superintendency on Jan. 1, 2027. The board is scheduled to vote on his contract Aug. 31, another checkpoint before the succession is fully locked in.
That matters in a district serving more than 13,400 students across Livonia and Westland, with nearly 2,000 staff members, according to Livonia Public Schools. Green is stepping into a job with both a long local memory and a very full inbox—less a reset than a baton pass.
