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Board interviews three finalists for interim superintendent; candidates emphasize fiscal discipline, tribal partnership and student voice
Summary
Three finalists — Sherry Bollard, Scott Huff and Richard Rollman — answered nine planned questions each in public interviews Nov. 25. Candidates proposed short‑term fiscal triage, stronger board‑superintendent communication, and outreach to tribal partners and students as priorities for the interim role.
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough School Board interviewed three finalists for interim superintendent on Nov. 25, asking each candidate the same set of nine questions in 45‑minute blocks.
Sherry Bollard, who the board later appointed interim superintendent, framed her candidacy around long ties to the community and prior leadership in school turnaround work. She emphasized collaborative decision‑making and cited past examples — including a shift to multi‑age classrooms and later Blue Ribbon recognition at Point Higgins — as evidence of successful staff collaboration. During her financial answer Bollard said the district is confronting an additional…
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