Three finalists selected in superintendent search

submitted by Sandra Wiitala, president, Manchester Community Schools Board of Education

After a long week of interviews with seven highly qualified Superintendent candidates, the Manchester Community Schools Board of Education has invited the following three finalists to Manchester for stakeholder question-and-answer sessions and 2nd-round interviews with the board:

• Monday, May 19 — Sean Wightman, Middle School Principal, Dowagiac Union Schools
• Tuesday, May 20 — Steven Head, former Superintendent (retired), Onsted Community Schools
• Wednesday, May 21 — Stephen Keskes, Executive Director of Grants & Academic Innovation, Stockbridge Community Schools

We enthusiastically invite our community to participate in the following opportunities each day:

• 4:30 — Parent and community member question-and-answer sessions. Please bring questions and get to know our candidates! Feedback forms will be available and will be shared with the board.
• 6:30 — Presentation and Board interview questions…Please join us to hear presentations by our candidates and observe our 2nd-round interviews. Feedback forms will be available and will be shared with the board.

We sincerely appreciate the feedback of all stakeholder groups!

Looking forward, we will be hosting finalist District Tours and a stakeholder meet-and-greet on May 29, so please save that date as well.

The Manchester Community Schools Board of Education looks forward to a productive week of community and board collaboration in moving through some of these final steps toward selecting our next educational leader.

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by Sara Swanson

Sara Swanson is an editor, writer and founder of the Manchester Mirror.