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Kenowa Hills board holds special meeting and interviews three superintendent candidates; no interview details recorded
Summary
At a special April 28 meeting, the Kenowa Hills Board of Education listed interviews with three superintendent candidates but the minutes record no detailed exchanges. The board approved the agenda unanimously, heard one public comment and scheduled additional interview rounds on April 30 and May 14.
The Kenowa Hills Board of Education convened a special meeting on April 28, 2026, at Kenowa Hills Middle School and listed interviews with three candidates for the superintendent position: Mitch Balingit, J. Erich Harmsden and James Feil. President LaBotz called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.
The board moved quickly through routine business. Member Hart moved to approve the meeting agenda, Member Courtade supported the motion, and the board approved the agenda 7-0. An audience member offered a public comment; board procedures state each speaker is allowed a maximum of three minutes and inquiries requiring responses will be referred to the superintendent when contact information is provided.
The meeting agenda lists an interview with Mr. Mitch Balingit, an interview with Mr. J. Erich Harmsden, and an interview with Mr. James Feil. The minutes show those interviews as agenda items but do not include verbatim answers, questions, or detailed summaries of the exchanges for any of the three candidates in the provided transcript.
Board members used the meeting to confirm next steps in the superintendent selection process. The board noted a special meeting on April 30, 2026, for first-round superintendent interviews and scheduled a second-round interview meeting for May 14, 2026. Other upcoming items posted on the agenda included a Committee of the Whole workshop on May 4, a retirement celebration and regular meeting on May 18, and school graduations on May 26 and May 27.
President LaBotz adjourned the meeting at 9:00 p.m. The minutes were signed “Respectfully submitted” by the board secretary; the transcript provided does not include a printed name for the secretary or detailed deliberations from the interviews.
