Interim Superintendent Kenneth Grew has said he is willing to stay for a year if needed.
LUDLOW – The School Committee will get serious in September about hiring a permanent superintendent for the Ludlow public schools, School Committee member James P. “Chip” Harrington said.
“We will meet with our search consultant late in August,” Harrington said. He said the committee probably will advertise for the position in September.
The School Committee has hired an interim superintendent to replace Theresa M. Kane, who left to take a job as superintendent of the East Windsor, Conn., public schools.
Interim Superintendent Kenneth J. Grew, a retired school superintendent, said he is willing to stay for a year if it takes that long for a permanent replacement to be found.
School Committee member Jacob R. Oliveira has said he wants the School Committee to take its time in finding a permanent superintendent.
“I still have concerns that if we hire mid-year we could reduce our applicant pool,” he said.
When Kane left the school district, many of her administrative hires left with her, including the high school principal, two elementary principals and the curriculum and special needs director.
With the approval of the School Committee, Grew has filled all of the administrative positions. Most are one-year appointments, but Grew said he holds out the possibility of making them three-year appointments before he finishes his term.
The new high school principal, Lisa Nemeth, an assistant principal at Chicopee High School, has been appointed for three years.