After 14 months without a permanent superintendent, the Hamilton County Board of Education is interviewing candidates for the post.
Stuart Greenberg and Natasha Baker were the first candidates to answer the board’s questions during separate videoconference interviews Monday night. Alan Coverstone, a former administrator with Metro Nashville Public Schools, also had an interview scheduled but withdrew his name from consideration over the weekend.
The board will interview the remaining six candidates in the coming weeks and then decide which candidates to invite for in-person visits.
The board first interviewed Greenberg, who has been in education for 35 years and is now the chief academic officer for Leon County Public Schools in Florida. Greenberg boasted that the district, which includes 34,000 students, surpasses the state’s average in English and math test scores and its graduation rate.
He said if selected for the job, his top three priorities would be boosting student achievement, focusing on the district’s facilities needs, and working within the community to build relationships, transparency and trust.