Fayetteville Public Schools announced this weekend their intention to re-interview two semi-finalists for the role of superintendent. Superintendents for Webb City and Branson were initially selected as finalists for the position and interviewed last week. KRPS’s Fred Fletcher-Fierro has more.
How do you replace an educator that has been with one school district for a total of 47 years? And in the role of superintendent for the past five years?
That’s the situation that Fayetteville, Arkansas Public School finds themselves in. Last December John L. Colbert announced he would retire on June 1 following this school year. After several rounds of interviews Fayetteville Public Schools announced two weeks ago the finalists for their Superintendent opening were Webb City Superintendent Tony Rossetti and Branson Superintendent Brad Swofford.
During a special closed session last Friday, the FPS school board voted unanimously to interview two additional candidates after it appears that Branson’s Brad Swofford declined the post to stay at Branson Public Schools.
The district also announced Friday that Webb City’s Super Tony Rossetti is no longer a candidate for the job. Interview dates for the new finalists, Jonathan Mulford of Springfield Public Schools, and Jeannine Porter with Irving, Texas Independent School District have not been announced. For 89 9 KRPS News, I’m Fred Fletcher-Fierro
