The Board of Education is starting to make progress in its search for an interim superintendent, and is inviting the public to get involved.
At 5 p.m. Thursday at the Thunder Mountain High School library, people can come meet the interim superintendent candidates. After that, there will be a special board meeting that will be open to the public.
The board is looking to move fast, as the school year starts Aug. 20. Superintendent Mark Miller submitted his resignation July 25, and is leaving for another superintendent job at the Sonora High School District in Sonora, California. School board members agreed unanimously to replace him with an interim candidate before going through a full selection process prior to the 2019-2020 school year. The interim candidate would fill that role for this upcoming school year, the board members agreed.
For the interim superintendent, the board agreed they would focus on Juneau School District employees who have a certification to be a superintendent. The district’s human resources department identified four JSD employees who have superintendent certifications: Thunder Mountain High School Principal Dan Larson, Director of Human Resources Darryl Smith, Director of Student Services Bridget Weiss and Dzantik’i Heeni Principal Molly Yerkes.
An announcement from the school district Tuesday did not mention if more candidates have joined the mix, or if any of those four candidates have withdrawn from consideration.
