Martin County School Board members to appoint next superintendent

Back in 2018 Martin County voters decided to allow the school board to pick the new superintendent.

BOARD MEMBERS WILL SELECT THENEXT PERSON TO LEAD YOUR KIDS.THE BOARD IS EXPECTED TO MAKETHE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT A NEWSUPERINTENDENT A SPECIALMEETING.W-P-TV NEWSCHANNEL 5'S KAMRELEPPINGER JOINS US NOW LIVE.KAM, TODAY'S VOTE WILL BE ANHISTORIC ONE.CORRECT FOR THE FIRST TIME THEBOARD WILL SELECT ITS NEWLEADER.

THIS IS AN ALL NEWPROCESS.

BACK IN 2018 MARTINCOUNTY VOTERS DECIDED TO ALLOWTHE SCHOOL BOARD TO PICK TNEW SUPERINTENDENT.THIS SEARCH PROCESS BEGAN LASTYEAR AND STARTED WITH 45EDUCATORS FROM ACCORSS THE USAND NOW ITS DOWN TO FOUR.

THEFINALISTS ARE MICHAELDUNSMORE, FORMER SCHOOLSUPERINTENDENT FOR WAYNECOUNTY SCHOOLS IN NORTHCAROLINAPETER LICATA, PALM BEACH COUNTYREGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT.JOHN MILLAY, FORMERSUPERINTENDENT OF MEADE COUNTYSCHOOL DISTRICT INBRANDENBURG, KENTUCKYAND LASTLY LORI ROMANO, SHE ISTHE DIRECTOR OF CAREER,TECHNICAL AND ADULT EDUCATIONPROGRAMS FOR PASCO COUNTYSCHOOLSTHE CANIDATE CHOSEN WILLREPLACE THE CURRENTSUPERINTENDENT LAURIE GAYLORDWHO IS PLANING TO RETIRE INNOVMEBER AFTER SERVING 8YEARS.

THE SPECIAL MEETINGWILL BE HELD AT 5:00PM LATERTODAY HERE AT THE OLD SCHOOLHEADQUARTERS.

MEETING IS OPENTO THE PUBLIC AND WILL ALSOSTREAMED ONLINE.PARENTS, THE INDIAN RIVE