Public forums set for superintendent finalists

The finalists for the East Baton Rouge Parish school superintendent’s job won’t be announced for another week or so, but an interview schedule has already been established. The three finalists will be announced Feb. 25, with interviews and public forums with each candidate on March 2, 3 and 4. Each candidate will tour the district during their day here and meet with community representatives in a luncheon. Each day will end with a public forum from 4:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m., followed by a public board workshop and a possible private executive session. On March 4, the board will choose one of the three candidates or reject all three and start over. System spokesman Chris Trahan stressed that the six-month selection process has been careful and deliberate, with multiple public meetings and a survey. Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates is conducting the search.—David Jacobs