Five Educators, Three From Nevada, Picked As Finalists For Nevada Public Education Chief
CARSON CITY – Five finalists for Nevada’s top public education job were submitted today to the state Board of Education.
The names of three finalists will be forwarded to Gov. Brian Sandoval for his final selection after interviews are conducted by the Board of Education next month.
The five finalists, picked from 15 applicants who sought the position of state superintendent of public instruction, are:
- Rene Cantu Jr., currently the executive director of the Latin Chamber of Commerce Community Foundation and former vice president of multicultural affairs at Nevada State College;
- James Guthrie, senior fellow and director of education policy studies at the George W. Bush Institute in Dallas, Texas, and a former member of the Board of Directors of the Berkeley Unified School District in California.
- Magdalena Martinez, assistant vice chancellor for academic and student affairs with the Nevada System of Higher Education;
- Caroline McIntosh, superintendent of schools for the Lyon County School District;
- Sylvia McMullen, co-founder of the Education Data Collaborative and executive director of the Texas Education Reform Foundation, of College Park, Texas;
Keith Rheault, Nevada’s current superintendent who will be retiring in early April, said the state board is scheduled to interview the finalists on Feb. 22 and 23, voting on Feb. 24 on three finalists to forward to Sandoval for his consideration for a March appointment.
Sandoval wants a new schools chief on board well ahead of the 2013 legislative session.
As a result of education reform legislation approved by the 2011 Legislature, Sandoval now has the authority to appoint the new schools chief. In the past the 10-member Board of Education had the authority to select the superintendent.
The job pays about $121,785 a year plus benefits.
Sandoval has called the appointment one of the most important he will make as governor.
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