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Brainerd board unanimously approves one-year extension for interim superintendent Peter Grant
Summary
After consulting with an MSBA search consultant and debating whether to run a new superintendent search or preserve leadership continuity for a possible levy campaign, the Brainerd Public Schools board voted unanimously in a special session to extend Peter Grant4 for one year and drop the 'interim' title.
The Brainerd Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously at a special session to extend interim superintendent Peter Grant's contract for one year and to cease the current full search process.
The board held the special session to decide whether to keep Grant, who was hired as an interim after last year's search, or restart a full superintendent search. Barb, a consultant from the Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA), told the board that it is common for districts to consider extending interims early in their tenure and warned that labeling a role "interim" can limit the candidate pool for a later full search. She urged…
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