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The Bennington school district is inviting the public to offer input on its superintendent search Tuesday, about two weeks before candidate interviews are scheduled to occur.
Parents, students and community members can attend the session at 6 p.m. at the district office, located at 11620 N. 156th St., hosted by the Nebraska Association of School Boards, the firm conducting the search.
NASB also will be visiting with district administrators, along with certified and classified employees, during the day to gather feedback.
Shari Becker, director of NASB search services, told the school board during its meeting on Monday that people might feel they can speak more freely about the search if board members don’t attend the public session.
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The search, which launched last month, will find the replacement for Superintendent Terry Haack once he resigns at the end of the school year. Haack announced his resignation in December after leading the district for 19 years.
NASB staff estimated it could find the district’s next superintendent by the end of March in a search that will cost the district about $9,000.
Becker also reviewed the rest of the search timeline at Monday’s meeting, pointing out that the job application deadline is Feb. 25.
“We have been actively recruiting and have some very high-quality applicants who are interested in the position,” Becker said. “I don’t know if you will have a large group of applicants because there’s just not a lot of people applying for superintendent jobs, but you will still have some qualified people.”
The school board will meet March 1 to discuss the applicants before selecting finalists for interviews, which will be announced March 2. Interviews are scheduled for March 6 and 8.
“Everything is done in open session as far as interviews, so anyone can come and listen to those and sit in the audience,” Becker said.
Our best Omaha staff photos & videos of February 2023
Swimmers take off in the boys 400 yard freestyle relay in the NSAA state swimming championship finals in Lincoln on Saturday.
Snow still covers fields as the sun starts to set near Wynot, Nebraska on Thursday.
Sutherland's Grady Dempcy is introduced before he takes on David City Aquinas's Grady Romshek for the Class D during the state final 106 pound match on Saturday.
Millard South's Miles Anderson, left, walks away after pinning Lincoln East's Joshua Shaner during the Class A state final 126 pound match on Saturday.
Omaha's Ty Mueller gets a first-half shot past Colorado College goalie Kaidan Mbereko's left hand in the first period to put UNO up 1-0 on Friday. Also on the play is Colorado College's Noah Laba, top right, and Nicklas Andrews, bottom left.
Maria Sosa teaches a Folklórico class at the Hispanic Arts Center inside the former Center Theater located at 3504 Center Street on Tuesday.
A pedestrian crosses east on 13th Street at Harney Street during a winter storm on Thursday.
Wisner-Pilger fans cheer on a wrestler in the NSAA State Wrestling championships in Omaha on Thursday.
A pedestrian crosses west on 17th Street at Douglas Street in the rain on Tuesday.
Haley Quall, right, and Lisa Mueller prepare flower arrangements for Valentine's Day in the greenhouse at Janousek Florist in Omaha on Monday. The family-owned florist expects to have about 700 orders for the holiday.
Creighton's Shereef Mitchell (4) walks off the court with head coach Greg McDermott following the UConn vs. Creighton men's basketball game in Omaha on Saturday. Creighton won the game 56-53.
Victor Benjamin shapes clay in his hand as he works on a sculpture of Chief Big Elk at the KANEKO on Wednesday.
People watch as Victor Benjamin works on a sculpture of Chief Big Elk at the KANEKO on Wednesday. It will eventually be placed at the newly renovated Lewis & Clark Landing at The RiverFront.
Victor Benjamin works on a sculpture of Chief Big Elk at the KANEKO on Wednesday. It will eventually be placed at the newly renovated Lewis & Clark Landing at The RiverFront.
Creighton's Lauren Jensen dribbles the ball in the first half against St. John's on Saturday.
Creighton's Morgan Maly and her team celebrate a second-half three-point basket against St. John's on Saturday.
Employees and customers retrieve their belongings a day after they fled a Target at 17810 West Center Road after someone walked in and started firing an assault rifle. Omaha police shot and killed the suspect.
Omaha Zoo CEO Luis Padilla announces an update to the Hubbard Orangutan Forrest on Friday.
Sarah Nocita hugs her son, Michael Baker, as they move into a new place in northwest Omaha on Thursday. They were tenants of the Legacy Crossing Apartments before being forced to move after the City of Omaha shut down the complex in December.
