Howell releases schedule for second interview round
Abby Welsh
Howell Public Schools is bringing back three superintendent finalists for a second round of interviews Monday and Tuesday.
On Monday, Edward Okuniewski, L'Anse Creuse Public Schools deputy superintendent for curriculum and instruction, will be interviewed at 6 p.m. Following Okuniewski, Erin MacGregor, Plymouth Canton Community Schools assistant superintendent of teaching and learning, will be interviewed at 7:15 p.m.
On Tuesday, Terry Barker, School City of Mishawka superintendent, will be interviewed at 6 p.m.
However, Tuesday's interview may not happen if Barker is offered and accepts another superintendent position at Hazel Park Schools. Okuniewski is also a finalist in the Hazel Park district.
"The board is aware that both are finalists at Hazel Park," said Tom Gould, Howell Public Schools public relations director.
Howell Public Schools' search consultant, Marlene Davis of the Michigan Association of School Boards, is also helping Hazel Park in its search, and she shared that information with the Howell board.
The Hazel Park Schools Board of Education is unsure when it will make a decision on the district's next superintendent because candidate interviews are still underway.
The Howell school board may decide to offer the position to one of the finalists following the last interview Tuesday.
"However, they may decide to think about it a bit longer," Gould noted.
Make sure to check www.livingstondaily.com for schedule changes and updates on the status of the next superintendent.
If no candidate is offered the position immediately after the second round of interviews, the decision is expected during the first board meeting in June.
Howell Public Schools Interim Superintendent Jeremy Hughes' contract is up June 30, so the board plans on hiring someone to take his place no later than July in preparation of the 2015-2016 school year.
All three interviews are open to the public and will be held at the in the administrative board room inside the Howell High School Freshman Campus.
Contact Livingston Daily education reporter Abby Welsh at 517-552-2848 or at awelsh@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @abby_welshLD.