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Vol. III No. 2 - January 15, 2008

Board names five semifinalists for Superintendent post

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The Board of Education selected five applicants as semifinalists for the Superintendent position of the Madison School District.

Following a meeting on January 7 with Superintendent search consultants from Hazard, Young and Attea, the Board announced the five applicants:

• Dr. Bart Anderson, County Superintendent — Franklin County Educational Service Center, Columbus, Ohio
• Dr. Steve Gallon, District Administrative Director — Miami/Dade Public Schools, Miami, Florida
• Dr. James McIntyre, Chief Operating Officer — Boston Public Schools, Boston, Massachusetts
• Dr. Daniel Nerad, Superintendent of Schools — Green Bay Area Public School District, Green Bay, Wisconsin
• Dr. Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard, Chief Academic Officer — Racine Unified School District, Racine, Wisconsin

The semifinalists were chosen from among 25 persons who sought the position currently held by Art Rainwater. Rainwater will retire on June 30, 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.

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 clicking here .

From October through December, the consultants have:

• recruited candidates for the position,
• conducted preliminary reference checks for the most promising applicants, and,
• conducted initial interviews as appropriate.

From this process, the consultants brought to the Board a select slate of candidates, which the Board reviewed and discussed in their closed meeting on January 7.

For more information about the semifinalists, see the January 8 article from The Capital Times .

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