ɐ tˈiːtʃɚ ænd kˈoʊtʃ, fˈɔːsɪt wʌz sˌuːpɚɹɪntˈɛndənt ʌv ɡˈæmbiɚ pˈʌblɪk skˈuːlz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt, dᵻfˈaɪəns skˈuːlz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː, bˈɛksli skˈuːlz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən, ɐsˈɪstənt sˌuːpɚɹɪntˈɛndənt ɪn ˈækɹɑːn pˈʌblɪk skˈuːlz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn, ænd sˌuːpɚɹɪntˈɛndənt ʌv kəlˈʌmbəs sˈɪɾi skˈuːlz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn.
A teacher and coach, Fawcett was superintendent of Gambier Public Schools (1934–1938), Defiance Schools (1938–1943), Bexley Schools (1943–47), assistant superintendent in Akron Public Schools (1947–1949), and superintendent of Columbus City Schools in 1949.