Patricia Correira of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, who is coordinating the search for the School Committee, said she expects approximately 30 applicants before the Dec. 30 deadline.
LUDLOW – A newly appointed Superintendent Search Committee is planning to interview semifinalists for the school superintendent position Jan. 23-26.
The committee, appointed by the School Committee, held its first meeting Tuesday night.
The School Committee has advertised the superintendent position in the national publication, Education Week. The deadline for applications is Dec. 30. The salary has been advertised at $130,000 to $150,000, with negotiable benefits and a three-year contract.
Patricia Correira of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, who is coordinating the search for the School Committee, said she expects approximately 30 applicants for the position. She said she will bring 12 applicants to the Search Committee for the committee to interview.
The Search Committee has been directed to bring three to five finalists to the School Committee.
The School Committee is planning to interview finalists for the position on March 1, 5 and 6, and to appoint a new superintendent on March 6. The School Committee would like a new superintendent to begin serving in the school district July 1, 2012.
Retired Baird Middle School Principal Donna Hogan is serving as interim school superintendent.
Kenneth J. Grew had been serving as interim superintendent, but recently resigned for health reasons. Grew replaced former School Superintendent Theresa M. Kane, who resigned last July to take a job as superintendent of the East Windsor, Conn., public schools.
School Committee Chairman Michael J. Kelliher credited Grew with “stabilizing the district” following Kane’s tenure.
Kane’s decision to reorganize the elementary schools was very controversial with parents and School Committee members.