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Massena Central narrows superintendent search down to three finalists, including E-K, Canton supers

Posted 5/23/23

BY JEFF CHUDZINSKI North Country This Week MASSENA — The search for Massena Central School District’s new superintendent is down to three finalists, with two current North Country superintendents …

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Massena Central narrows superintendent search down to three finalists, including E-K, Canton supers

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BY JEFF CHUDZINSKI
North Country This Week

MASSENA — The search for Massena Central School District’s new superintendent is down to three finalists, with two current North Country superintendents in the running.

The three finalists include Canton Central School Superintendent Ron Burke, Edwards-Knox Superintendent Erin Woods and Spencerport Central School Superintendent Kristin Swann.

The three candidates are expected to be in the district for interviews and day-long tours, officials say.

Swann is scheduled to visit on May 22, with Woods scheduled for May 23 and Burke scheduled for May 24.

Board of Education President Paul Haggett said the mix of candidates is a good thing for Massena Central School District.

“We’re very pleased with the fact that we were able to whittle our initial five down to the finalist three,” he said.

Assisting with the search is Alan Pole, an educational consultant that assisted the district when current Superintendent Pat Brady was hired.

Brady announced his intention to retire after the school year concludes on June 30, however he has agreed to stay on and assist in the transitory phase, officials say.

Brady will eventually step back in August, once the new candidate is up and running.

The interview and tour process will be an extensive one for the three candidates, with a meet and greet with Brady and administrative staff scheduled when each candidate arrives.

Following the meet and greet, a tour of one of the elementary schools will be conducted along with an interview with students.

Further tours will be completed in either the high school or junior-high, followed by lunch with Brady, District Clerk Ashley Snyder and Business Manager Nickolas Brouillette.

Interviews with administrators, staff and teachers following lunch, with dinner scheduled for shortly after.

At the conclusion of each day, each candidate will then be interviewed by the board of education, officials say.

“That’s a lot of questions, a lot of conversation,” Haggett said.

Board members are expected to meet after the final interview on May 24, with officials expected to come to a consensus agreement about who the district should hire.

“We expect to stick around as long as we need to to come to a consensus agreement on who we would like to tender an offer to,” Haggett said.