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4 candidates interviewed for Jackson Heights Supt.

By Greg Bebermeyer

03/28/2021

(KNZA)--The Jackson Heights USD 335 Board of Education interviewed four candidates last week for the position of superintendent.

Current Superintendent Adrianne Walsh is leaving the district at the end of the current school year after 14 years with the district---the last 10 years as superintendent.

Interviewed to fill the position were Dr. Volora Hanzlicek, Dustin McEwen, Jennifer Gatz and James Howard.

Hanzlicek is currently in her third year as superintendent at Valley Falls USD 338

McEwen is currently in his ninth year serving Norton USD 211 as its 7th-8th grade principal and athletic director

Gatz is currently in her first year as Assistant Superintendent at Prairie Hills USD 113 after previously serving as the director of student learning for four years at USD 113.

Howard is currently in his fifth year as superintendent of schools for Hoxie USD 412. He previously served as district administrator for Doniphan West USD 111.

According to a release on the Jackson Heights USD 335 website, the candidates were selected for interviews from among 11 applicants based on their fit with desired characteristics that were developed with input from focus groups and an on-line community survey utilized during the search process.

The superintendent's position could be offered to one of the candidates as soon as Thursday, April 1.

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