Interim School Super

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   Five applied for the position. Two are retired "double dippers" including a past Middletown school employee- Norris Brown. Before making the selection, I would hope that the school board and others included in the search would communicate with the school systems where these people came from and ask questions as to their performance and the performance of the school system under their guidance. I would also suggest they check for any stories from the newspapers in their respective communities as to how the community perceived them and how much excess baggage they acquired in that community. Perhaps a trip to the applicants communities to talk to "average Joe citizen" to get their opinion on the ex super would be informative as well. I'm sure that if the Newark people asked the Middletown people how it went with Price, they would have a different perspective versus what Price has told them and what the Newark school officials are telling the public. These "superintendent applicant reviewers" must start to learn to be more thorough in their screening of candidates so as not to repeat the failures of the past. 