Tagged: Portage School District

PORTAGE, MI -- A three-day arbitration hearing begins Tuesday, May 21, to decide whether the Portage Public Schools Board of Education violated the contract of former Superintendent Ric Perry by forcing him to resign. The hearing, which is scheduled to run through Thursday, May 23, will be closed to the public, acting Superintendent Rob Olsen said.

Now that their lone finalist for superintendent has withdrawn his candidacy, Portage Public Schools Board of Education needs to decide whether to return to their original pool of applicants, start a new search or continue for now with an interim superintendent, Trustee Joanne Willson said this morning.

PORTAGE, MI -- The Portage Public Schools Board of Education spent more than four hours in closed session Wednesday discussing who they would like to interview for the job of superintendent, but have not announced a list of finalists.

PORTAGE, MI -- The Portage Public Schools Board of Education spent more than two hours in closed session Tuesday evening reviewing applications from 23 people seeking to be the district's next superintendent. "We asked a lot of questions about the candidates and asked our consultant to do some homework to see which candidates best fit our profile," President Bo Snyder said after the meeting.

PORTAGE, MI - Trust worthy, integrity, a communicator, experienced, high morals, a leader, reliable, visible, involved, media savvy and honest are just some of the characteristics Portage Public Schools parents, students and the community are looking for in a new superintendent.