Superintendent Climate Locally and Elsewhere: Collier School Board candidates evaluate how to replace Dennis Thompson; An Update on the 2008 Madison Candidates?

Naples Daily News:

Now that Collier County schools Superintendent Dennis Thompson's contract isn't getting renewed, the nine Collier School Board candidates have to think about what the next superintendent will be like.

After all, three of them will be involved in the selection of the next superintendent, which current board members agreed shouldn't start until after the November election.

The primary election is Tuesday.

While the candidates believe a search should start and include community input, they differ on the approach to that search.

District 5 candidate Mary Ellen Cash was the only candidate to recommend saving the money from a nationwide search by hiring from within the district or area.

"We have a lot of home-grown people with a lot of talent," she said.

Locally, the Madison School Board has held three meetings during the past two months on the Superintendent's (Dan Nerad) evaluation:

6/29 Superintendent Evaluation, 7/12 Evaluation of the Superintendent, 8/9 Evaluation of the Superintendent.

The lack of Superintendent oversight was in issue in school board races a few years ago.

Steve Gallon (more) was a candidate for the Madison position in 2008, along with Jim McIntyre.

2008 Madison Superintendent candidate appearances: Steve Gallon, Jim McIntyre and Dan Nerad.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at August 24, 2010 3:32 AM
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