The Herald, Sharon, Pa.

Local News

March 14, 2010

Greenville school board screening candidates for superintendent

By Monica Pryts

GREENVILLE — Greenville Area School District is well on its way to hiring a new superintendent.

�The board is doing a good job screening applicants,� said Amy Pence of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association, which has been working with school officials on the search.

Longtime superintendent Dr. Patricia M. Homer retired Nov. 30 after leading the district for 23 years.

Acting superintendent until June 30 is Domenic J. Ionta, New Castle, former superintendent of Union Area School District.

Ms. Pence didn�t have an exact number, but said a �decent amount� of people from across the country have applied for the job.

She is PSBA�s lead consultant for Greenville�s search.

�It�s a competitive search. There�s good interest,� she said.

In December and January, school staff and the public were able to submit comments to Ms. Pence listing what qualifications and experience a good superintendent should have.

Ms. Pence and board members are considering those comments while they narrow down the list of candidates.

The hiring date for the new school chief has yet to be determined, but board members have said they hope to have someone in place by the time Ionta leaves.

Once the list of candidates gets down to a manageable number, board members could decide to hold a forum to introduce the contenders to the public, Ms. Pence said, adding every district is different in the way they conduct a superintendent search.

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