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Lake Stevens School District board holds executive sessions to interview superintendent finalist; agenda approved
Summary
At a special April 17 meeting the Lake Stevens School District Board held two executive‑session interviews of superintendent finalists, including a 90‑minute interview and discussion, and unanimously approved the meeting agenda; no hiring action was taken publicly.
President Mari Taylor called the Lake Stevens School District Board of Directors to order for a Special Session on April 17, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. and said a webinar option was available. Earlier that evening the board met in an executive-session dinner with one of three finalists for superintendent and reconvened later for a formal interview.
The board unanimously approved the April 17 agenda after Director David Iseminger moved to approve it and Director Nina Hanson seconded. Consultant Dr. Wayne Robertson explained the question-and-answer process for the superintendent candidate interviews and said 18 questions had been submitted from the community.
President Mari Taylor announced at 7:00 p.m. that the board would move into a 90‑minute executive session—60 minutes to interview one of the three finalists followed by 30 minutes of discussion. The board reconvened at 8:30 p.m.; Taylor said no action was taken during the executive session. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
The transcript notes Superintendent Ken D. Collins did not attend the meeting. The board did not make any public hiring announcements or vote on appointing a superintendent during the session; next steps were not specified in the record.
