The Blaine school board selected four candidates to replace Ron Spanjer as school district superintendent and plans to interview all four during a public meeting on Saturday, August 10.
The school board voted unanimously to select the following candidates out of about 20 at a July 22 board meeting. Candidates are listed with their current or most recent jobs:
• Christopher Granger, assistant superintendent at Bisbee Unified school district, Bisbee, Arizona.
• Rodrick Merrell, director of secondary schools at Marysville school district, Marysville, Washington.
• Christopher Nesmith, superintendent intern at West Valley school district, Yakima, Washington.
• John Steach, superintendent at Evergreen public schools, Vancouver, Washington.
At an August 10 meeting that’s open to the public, the board will interview each candidate for an hour. That meeting starts at 10 a.m., in the school district administrative office at 765 H Street. A meeting schedule is posted on the district’s website.
The board will likely pick three finalists for a second round of interviews on August 12, said Tina Padilla, assistant to the superintendent. For planning purposes, the district is asking members of the public to notify the district office if they plan to attend the interview sessions on August 10 or 12.
The board may then pick a new superintendent on August 13 or 14, according to the district’s projected timeline, or decide to hire an interim superintendent and extend the hiring process.
Current school district superintendent Spanjer announced in April that he would retire at the end of August.
More information on the August 10 interviews is available on the school district’s website or at bit.ly/2YgkPtc.
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