Thursday, April 30, 2015
YOUNGSTOWN
An interim city schools superintendent will serve for about six months before a more permanent replacement for Connie Hathorn is appointed.
The Youngstown City Schools Academic Distress Commission voted Thursday to hire Finding Leaders of Independence, Ohio, for $1,500 to conduct a search for an interim superintendent.
A search committee of two members each from the commission and the city school board and three community members selected by the school board will then narrow the list of candidates to three finalists by June 9.
The school board will select the interim from those three finalists.
Joffrey Jones, chairman of the academic distress commission, said the commission would have veto authority if it doesn’t support the board’s choice, but he doesn’t believe that will happen.
The person selected for the interim post could come from either inside or outside the district.
“We want the best candidate who is ready to fit the bill and keep things moving forward in the Youngstown City Schools,” Jones said.
Read more about the selection process in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.