MAHONING VALLEY Leetonia, Columbiana schools near superintendent selection

Leetonia school board will pick a new superintendent Dec. 20.
By NANCY TULLIS
VINDICATOR SALEM BUREAU
SALEM -- Six Mahoning Valley administrators are among the finalists for Leetonia and Columbiana schools superintendent posts.
Thomas Inchak, Austintown schools' director of instruction; and David Bair, the Poland district's middle school principal, are among five finalists at Leetonia.
Finalists at Columbiana are Albert A. Toth, South Range schools' middle school principal; Robert A. Rostan, Poland schools' high school associate principal; Nancy L. Williams, Howland schools' elementary curriculum supervisor; and Patricia Hura, Trumbull Career and Technical Center director and principal.
Leetonia action: The Leetonia board is interviewing finalists and will meet Tuesday and Dec. 18 to complete the process, Treasurer Larry Syverson said.
He said the board tentatively plans to complete interviews Tuesday, then interview two finalists Dec. 18, hiring a superintendent Dec. 20 at its regular meeting.
Also being considered are Thomas A. Davis of Boardman, principal of Bell-Herron Middle School, Carrollton; Gregory Newell of Sherrodsville, principal of Southeast High School, Ravenna; and Jerry Wolf of North Benton, Waterloo schools' middle school principal, Atwater.
Leetonia Superintendent Lynn King died in September of complications from heart surgery.
Columbiana schools: Columbiana Board of Education will hire a superintendent Dec. 19.
Schools Superintendent Dr. Joseph Rottenborn, in the final year of a three-year contract, will retire later this month.
Treasurer Lori Posey said the board has interviewed seven candidates from a list of 25 who applied. She said the board narrowed the list to the four finalists Wednesday.