Superintendent, Rolla 31 School District

Dr. Dare has been with the Rolla School District since 2018, first as the Assistant Superintendent and then as the Deputy Superintendent (2020), overseeing human resources and district operations; including buildings and grounds, maintenance, food service, and transportation

Dr. Dare is originally from Marshfield, MO. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education and a Master's and Specialist Degree in School Administration from Southeast Missouri State University. He completed his Doctorate of Education at Mizzou in 2013. Dr. Dare began his career in Puxico, MO as a Band Director in 1997. From 2003 to 2009, he served as the Puxico High School Principal and Activities Director, then assumed the role of Puxico Superintendent, where he served from 2009 to 2018. 

Dr. Dare is married to his wife Carmel of 28 years, who currently serves as the Culinary Arts Instructor at Rolla Technical Institute. They have two children; Abigail Dare, who graduated from the Nuclear Engineering program at Missouri S&T and currently resides in Pittsburgh, and Nathan Dare, who is a Ph.D. student of Occupational Therapy at Mizzou and lives in Columbia.