Superintendent search update

Board, community narrow down candidates

Feb. 12, 2009 – With the community's help, the Voorheesville Board of Education has narrowed down the field of potential candidates for the superintendency to four finalists. The board will hold another round of interviews with the finalists on Feb. 24 and 26 in order to select one or two final candidates for further review.

Members of the Superintendent Search Committee, including parents, senior citizens, community members, administrators and representatives of the PTA interviewed seven semi-finalists selected by the board in early February. After providing their input on the strengths and weaknesses of each candidate, the board selected the four finalists.

The Board of Education, with the assistance of the Capital Region BOCES, at no cost to the district, began the search process in August after former superintendent Linda Langevin announced her resignation.

Nearly 30 applications were initially received from which two dozen candidates were selected for preliminary interviews with the Board of Education and BOCES District Superintendent Chuck Dedrick.

For more information, visit the superintendent search section of the district Web site.