From staff reports
The Portland School District has selected two finalists for the position of superintendent and will announce their names Monday, when the first of two forums will be held to introduce the candidates to the public.
The first forum will be held from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. Monday in Room 200 of Casco Bay High School, the district announced in a posting on its website.
A forum with the other finalist will be held from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. Tuesday in the auditorium of King Middle School.
Participants will have a chance to ask questions of the candidates and complete a feedback form that will go to the school board.
In addition to the forums, the finalists will visit an elementary, middle and high school.
Each candidate will be interviewed by the board, top administrators, a group of stakeholders, and a group of high school students.
Finalists will also present a brief entry plan as a presentation to the school board.
The board plans to choose a superintendent by mid-May.
The start date for the position is July 1.
Jeanne Crocker has been serving as interim superintendent, at an annual salary of $138,875, since August.
The board elevated Crocker from her position as director of school management after the previous superintendent, Emmanuel Caulk, resigned to take a superintendent’s post in Lexington, Kentucky.
BWP & Associates, a national consulting firm, assisted with Portland’s superintendent search, which resulted in 41 applications.
The initial field was narrowed to a group of six semifinalists.
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