The Sturgeon Bay Board of Education has settled on a superintendent search firm. The board Thursday evening chose Exec Connect to develop a list of candidates who could replace outgoing Superintendent Joe Stutting. Stutting announced he will leave Sturgeon Bay at the end of the current school year to take a similar position in Iowa, his home state. School Board President Joel Kitchens says the board was very comfortable with its selection. He says the two principles of the company have strong administrative experience…[audio:http://wdor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/N404.mp3|titles=School Board President Joel Kitchens]
Kitchens says the school board has tried to be proactive with the process because the superintendent’s position is so important. He says there will be plenty to do before a list of candidates is prepared…[audio:http://wdor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/N405.mp3|titles=School Board President Joel Kitchens]
Representatives of the firm School Exec Connect are expected to be on hand for the Sturgeon Bay School Board’s next meeting Wednesday evening.