Thanks to Arlene Silveira for the update on the Superintendent search . . . .
Good evening,
Tonight the Board met with our superintendent search consultants and selected 5 semi-finalists for the superintendent position. There were 25 applicants for the position. The consultants screened the applicants against the “ideal characteristics” that were selected based on community and staff feedback. They then interviewed 10 and chose to bring 5 forward to the Board as semi-finalists.
The 5 semi-finalists (in alphabetical order) are:
1. Dr. Bart Anderson, County Superintendent – Franklin County Educational Service Center, Columbus OH
2. Dr. Steve Gallon, District Administrative Director, Miami/Dade Public Schools, Miami FL
3. Dr. James McIntyre, Chief Operating Officer, Boston Public Schools, Boston MA
4. Dr. Daniel Nerad, Superintendent of Schools, Green Bay Area Public School District, Green Bay WI
5. Dr. Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard, Chief Academic Officer, Racine Unified School District, Racine WIThe Board was very happy with the caliber of the candidates brought forward. The next step is to interview each of the candidates (90 minutes) on January 18 and 19. On January 19, we will narrow the field down to 3 candidates. The 3 candidates will then come back to the district the week of January 21 for more extensive interviews.
We hope to select our representative candidate on January 26. We will then visit their district, start contract negotiations and perform the detailed background check. If all goes well, we will announce our new superintendent in early February.
If for some reason there is not a fit with any of the candidates, we will open the process up again. We are not constrained by a timeline and will not hire unless we feel totally comfortable with our selection.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
