Decision expected at Thursday School Board meeting

By REED WALLER

Staff Writer

Final interviews for two candidates for NRHEG Superintendent of Schools will be held Thursday, April 25, at New Richland Media Center. A superintendent candidate will be selected at 8:30 p.m.

Last Thursday, April 18, the NRHEG School Board held a public meeting to interview semi-finalists for the position of Superintendent of Schools, to replace departing superintendent Kevin Wellen.

The board was joined by South Central Service Cooperative (SCSC) consultants Butch Hanson and Dale Brandsoy, and a group of volunteers from the NRHEG community.

“In January of this year there were 30 superintendent searches going,” Brandsoy said. “Last year there were 12.”

NRHEG School Board

By REED WALLER

Staff Writer

On Thursday, April 18, the NRHEG School Board will pick two finalists for the position of NRHEG Superintendent of Schools, from four semifinalists selected from 10 applicants by the consultants from South Central Services Committee.

Candidates

The candidates are:

Dr. Dennis Goodwin, Superintendent of Schools at Platte-Geddes district, South Dakota. Dr. Goodwin has one year of experience as superintendent, 10 years teaching, and 20 years business experience.

Tami Martin, Charter School Director at Cross Lake Community School. Ms. Martin has five years experience as Director, 20 years elementary teaching at Chisago Lakes, MN and Raymondville, TX, and was Gifted Cluster teacher and remedial math teacher at Chisago Lakes.

Dr. Kathleen Mortenson, District Administrator at Brooklyn Center schools. Dr. Mortenson has three years administrative experience at Brooklyn Center and 10 years at Paladin Academy at Blaine and Minnesota Department of Corrections, St. Paul. She was also Assistant Principal for K-8 at Cambridge-Isanti, and has nine years experience as special education teacher/coordinator.