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Kennewick board holds preliminary superintendent interviews with three finalists; candidates outline safety, family partnership and finance priorities
Summary
The Kennewick School District Board conducted preliminary interviews with three finalists for the superintendent post, who emphasized school safety, partnerships with parents, fiscal caution around one-time funds and approaches to discipline and curriculum alignment.
The Kennewick School District Board of Directors conducted preliminary interviews Oct. 12 with three finalists for the district superintendent job, asking each candidate about leadership style, family engagement, finances, school safety, curriculum and student discipline.
The interviews, which the board scheduled in 45–50 minute blocks, featured Damien O'Lois, assistant superintendent of student services in South Bend, Indiana; Bill Fritz, superintendent of Napa School District in Oregon; and Lance (last name not specified in the transcript), superintendent of Lewiston School District in Idaho. Board President Gabe Galbraith opened the session and directed the round-robin questioning.
Why it matters: The board will use candidate answers to compare approaches on pressing local issues — school safety, how to use one-time federal relief funds, and how the district should balance parental input with state requirements. Those issues affect classroom practice, budgets and community trust.
All three candidates said partnership with families is central. "The home is the…
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