Board to publish superintendent candidates; sets April 7, 10 and 13 schedule for interviews and contract approval

The Minnewaska Area Schools Board of Education directed leadership on March 31 to publish the names of candidates selected for first-round superintendent interviews and confirmed the near-term meeting schedule to complete the hire process. The board noted the public list of candidates is "in no particular order" and cited data-privacy protections as the reason that the public listing does not match the order in Agenda Item #5.

Board members formalized three near-term dates: a Special Board Meeting on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. to conduct first-round interviews; a tentative Special Board Meeting on Friday, April 10, 2026 at 12:30 p.m. for second-round interviews if needed; and a Special Board Meeting on Monday, April 13, 2026 at 7:30 a.m. to consider and approve a superintendent contract, contingent on mutual agreement between the selected candidate and the personnel committee. The minutes record the board approving these dates while finalizing interview logistics.

The meeting minutes also record routine procedural actions: the board approved the meeting agenda at the start of the session (motion by Zavadil, seconded by Moeller) and adjourned at 6:20 p.m. following a motion by Barsness, seconded by Zavadil. The minutes list the same roster of members in the roll calls but include a duplicated entry for Moeller; the transcript formatting makes the exact numeric tally unclear, and the minutes' duplication is flagged for confirmation.