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For immediate release
Monday, January 7, 2008
Following their meeting this evening with Superintendent search consultants from Hazard, Young and Attea & Associates, Ltd., the Board of Education has selected five applicants as semifinalists for the position of Superintendent of the Madison Metropolitan School District.
In alphabetical order, the five applicants are:
The semifinalists were chosen from among 25 persons who sought the position currently held by Art Rainwater. Rainwater will retire on June 30, 2008, with the new Superintendent scheduled to begin on July 1.
The Board members will interview the semifinalists in Madison on January 18 and 19. From these interviews, it is the Board's goal to select three finalists who will meet and interview with the Board individually during the January 22 - 24 period.
The Board will then identify a preferred finalist. To ensure the Board's research will be as comprehensive as possible, Board members will visit the finalist's community during the week of January 28. The announcement of the appointment of the new Superintendent is scheduled for early February.
The consulting firm Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates was hired by the Board last summer to manage the search and advise the Board during the process. In October, the Board approved the leadership profile developed as a result of community input. This profile can be viewed by going to "Superintendent Search" at http://www.mmsd.org.
For the last three months, the consultants have:
From this process, the consultants brought to the Board a select slate of candidates, which the Board reviewed and discussed in their closed meeting this evening.
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