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State Board advances seven semifinalists for state superintendent interviews
Summary
The State Board voted to advance seven applicants — identified by number and then named publicly — to first-round interviews scheduled Aug. 18–19, after debating whether to disclose names in the motion and failing an amendment to add one additional applicant.
The State Board of Education voted to advance seven semifinalists for interviews in its search for the next state superintendent of public instruction, agreeing to interview applicants numbered 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 22 and then publicly reading the candidates’ names.
Board members moved and seconded a motion to proceed using applicant numbers during the vote, a practice the board said preserves confidentiality until semifinalists are confirmed. A motion to amend the list to add applicant 19 failed on a roll call vote. After the main motion carried, the board read the names associated with the…
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