Oyster River School Board Announces Superintendent Candidates

DURHAM -- The Oyster River Cooperative School District School Board is pleased to announce three candidates for the position of Superintendent of the Oyster River Cooperative School District.

The three candidates, listed in alphabetical order, are:

• Suzanne Filippone, Assistant Superintendent, Oyster River Cooperative School District, Durham
• Russell Holden, Superintendent, Sunapee School District, Sunapee
• Dr. Robert Shaps, retired Superintendent, Mamaroneck Union Free School District, Mamaroneck, N.Y.

The three candidates were chosen by a Screening Committee over a period of three weeks in November. The Screening Committee was comprised of various stakeholder groups within the district.

The committee reviewed all completed applications and subsequently selected candidates who were invited to meet for a preliminary interview. Following the preliminary interviews and after much discussion and consideration, the Screening Committee voted to recommend three candidates for further consideration.

The selected candidates will be visiting the Oyster River Cooperative School District from Nov. 30 to Dec. 4.

The School Board will be providing three candidate forum opportunities for community members to meet the candidates. All candidate forums will take place at the Oyster River Middle School Concert Hall, 1 Coe Drive.

• Thursday, Nov. 30, 6- 6:45 p.m.: Suzanne Filippone
• Friday, Dec. 1, 6-6:45 p.m.: Russell Holden
• Monday, Dec. 4, 6-6:45 p.m.: Dr. Robert Shaps

Candidate resumes are available on the district website, www.orcsd.org/school-board/superintendent-search.
 

Community members are also invited to provide feedback about the candidates, which will be collected through online candidate surveys. Surveys will be available on the district website, www.orcsd.org/school-board/superintendent-search, starting Wednesday, Nov. 29.

The Board anticipates selecting and announcing a new superintendent in December.