NPS Superintendent Finalists: 3/14/11

The School Committee announced the names of the two finalists for superintendent (in no particular order): Daniel Hanneken, Principal of Whitcomb School (grades 4-7) in Marlborough, MA since 2008; and Irwin (Earl) Sussman, Superintendent of the Hadley-Luzerne Central School District in Lake Luzerne, NY since 2003. 

Hanneken was previously Principal of a 1-8 school in Lawrence, MA from 2004-2008, an assistant middle school principal in Chelsea, MA from 2002-2004, and the Title I coordinator at a middle school in Danvers, MA from 2001-2002. Prior to his employment in the field of education, Hanneken was Assistant Superintendent of Operations at the Third Air Force Command in Mildenhall, England, and an instructor at a military specialist school in Fort Walton Beach, FL. His B.A. is in business administration from Columbus State University, and he holds an M.S. in human relations and an M.Ed. in teacher education from the University of Oklahoma.

Before he became Superintendent, Sussman was a high school principal at Hadley-Luzerne High School from 1990-2002, and an assistant principal at the junior-senior high school in Otego, NY from 1980-1990. He began his educational career as a social studies teacher at a junior-senior high school in Amenia, NY. Sussman holds a B.A., an M.A., and a C.A.S. from SUNY-New Paltz.

At the next meeting (March 21 at 6:30 at JFK) school committee members will develop the questions they want to ask the two finalists. At that meeting, they will also develop the dates for those interviews. The two finalists will spend the day visiting the city's schools, and then be interviewed that evening. Stephanie Pick argued for some type of meet-and-greet with community members before the interview, while Lisa Minnick argued against it. SP: "We value the input of out constituents." LM: "We are elected to vote our conscience."

Julie Spencer-Robinson
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