Board advances seven candidates for state superintendent interviews

After returning from executive session, Vice President Fetter announced a slate of seven candidates to be advanced for interviews in the state superintendent search and moved to forward them for the next stage.

The names Fetter read into the record were Michael Barnes, Sean Bridal, Jeffrey Greenlee, Larry Hook, John Shepherd, Julia Simmermer and Philip Wagner. The motion to advance the candidates was seconded and passed on roll call (the transcript records the vote as passing). The board did not discuss individual candidate files in open session; the announcement and vote followed executive-session consideration in accordance with Ohio Revised Code provisions the board cited earlier in the meeting.

The chair and members recorded no further public remarks about the evaluation criteria during the open session; staff and counsel previously were acknowledged for preparing materials. The transcript indicates interviews will proceed under the board’s established process; the public record here confirms only that the board voted to advance the named candidates to interviews.

Next steps: the board will schedule interviews and continue the superintendent selection process; specific interview dates and evaluation materials were not listed in the public portion of the record.