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Board announces two finalists in superintendent search, aims to select candidate by end of February
Summary
Board member Ms. Wieckowski Smith reported that the district has narrowed its superintendent search to two finalists and is on schedule to choose a candidate by the end of February with an expected spring start, subject to contract finalization.
Ms. Wieckowski Smith, a Wallingford-Swarthmore School District board member, updated the board on the superintendent search, saying the process has been narrowed to two finalists and remains on the district's timeline.
“We have 2 finalists,” Ms. Wieckowski Smith said. The board report described an extensive review process that included background checks, recorded interviews, reviews of candidates' community presentations and evaluations of district performance measures, equity practices and systems of student interventions.
Ms. Wieckowski Smith told the board the district expects to select a candidate "by the end of February," allowing time for contract negotiations and for the new superintendent to join "by spring" if scheduling permits. The update emphasized continuity planning: the board wants a candidate who can participate in planning for the 2025–26 school year if timing allows.
Board members thanked the search committee and noted the work's time demands. The board did not take a public vote on a superintendent at this meeting; the update is procedural and part of the ongoing search timetable.
