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Grandville school board sets interview for internal superintendent candidate March 24
Summary
The Grandville Board of Education scheduled an interview with internal candidate John Filo for Tuesday, March 24 at 6 p.m., agreed on a public-feedback process and said it will consider entering contract negotiations after deliberation.
The Grandville Board of Education agreed on Tuesday evening to interview an internal candidate for superintendent, identified in the meeting as John Filo, on Tuesday, March 24, at 6:00 p.m. at the Grandville Administration Building.
Board Chair called the meeting to order and, after approving the agenda, members discussed logistics for the interview. Mark, who presented the district's engagement summary, said the candidate confirmed he remained interested and that the district would post a press release and provide a public feedback form following the interview. "I will prepare a press release that you put on your website and put out on your social media," Mark said, and added the board would welcome public attendance and a feedback form for responses.
Why it matters: The interview is the next formal public step in the board's superintendent search. Members said they want to balance transparency with a structured interview process and gave staff direction to make materials available to the public in advance. The board discussed how FOIA applies to interview materials and agreed Mark would collect and later provide the documents.
Details and next steps: Board members set the interview start time at 6:00 p.m. and discussed the format (allocated question times, a short break, and deliberation after the candidate leaves). Board members agreed to provide the candidate with the core questions in advance to prompt more thoughtful answers and to allow follow-up questions during the interview. The agenda for that special meeting will include the interview and an action item to "enter into contract negotiations" if the board chooses to do so after deliberation.
No formal contract vote was taken at Monday's meeting; the board's immediate action was to schedule the public interview and finalize procedures. The meeting was adjourned after confirming the March 24 time and place.
