Anacortes School Board Names Superintendent Finalists

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The Anacortes school board has selected three superintendent finalists - Francis "Frank" Redmon, James Everett, and Christopher Nesmith - who will visit the district in-person March 3-5 for interviews, tours, and community forums. The finalists are all current superintendents in other school districts in Washington and Pennsylvania.

Why it matters

The selection of a new superintendent is a critical decision for the Anacortes School District as it looks to provide strong leadership and vision for the district's 3,000+ students. The community forums will allow residents to engage with the finalists and provide input to the school board.

The details

The three finalists were selected from a pool of 21 applicants. Redmon, 56, is currently superintendent of the Keystone Central School District in Pennsylvania. Everett, 57, is superintendent of the Meridian School District in Washington. Nesmith, 42, is superintendent of the Elma School District in Washington. The finalists will each participate in a community forum from 6:30-7:30 pm on March 3-5 at the high school library, which will also be live-streamed.

• The school board interviewed five candidates on February 23.
• The finalists will visit Anacortes March 3-5.
• The school board is expected to vote to offer the job to one finalist on March 5 or 6.
• Contract negotiations would follow the next week, with a vote to approve the contract on March 19.

What’s next

The school board is expected to vote to offer the job to one finalist on the evening of March 5, or possibly the next day. That would be followed by contract negotiations the following week and a vote to approve the contract on March 19.