Superintendent candidate list now down to four

By Larry Blaskey
The Daily Dispat
Published/Last Modified on Saturday, February 2, 2008 3:05 PM MST


And then there were four.


The Douglas Unified School Board, with an assist from a community committee, reduced the number of Superintendent candidates to four at a special meeting last week.

The selection process has been ongoing for more than a month.

Current School Superintendent Gail Zamar is to retire at the end of the current contract.

The four finalists are:

√ Dr. David Gray, currently superintendent for Huerfano Re-1 School District in Walsenburg, Colorado. He has also served as an assistant superintendent at the same district and has a bachelors degree in Industrial Science Technology; masters in Educational Administration and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership.

√ Earl Pettit was superintendent at the Whiteriver Unified School District in Arizona, and principal at the Canyon Day Junior High School, also in Whiteriver. He has a bachelors in Sociology: Criminal Justice; masters in Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Leadership Program.

√ James R. Hennings, currently an associate professor/senior lecturer for Northern Arizona University, Cochise College, Pima College and Prescott College in Tucson. Previously he served as the superintendent in the Tombstone Unified School District. He has a bachelors in History Education; masters in Educational Leadership ; and Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction.

√ Dr. Terry Bentley, currently superintendent/principal for the Clifton  Unified School District in Greenlee County, Arizona. He was previously the director of federal program for Mungus Union High School in Cottonwood. He has a bachelors in History; masters in Counseling; and a doctorate in Educational Leadership.

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Comments

    Michael P. Shubin wrote on Feb 5, 2008 4:19 PM:

    " Wasn't that Gail's style--micromanager? I know she learned it well from Doan and also as a principal. She managed to know all that was going on in the district and town. "

    Expand the search wrote on Feb 5, 2008 6:06 AM:

    " On Bentley, Right on Watcher! Remember what happened when Doan was hired? She was previously the head teacher at a 1 school "district" and then drove DUSD into the ground.
    Franky, do you seriously want the nepotism we have always had? Thank God Zamar is leaving, don't perpetuate the cycle PLEASE! "

    Timmy wrote on Feb 4, 2008 7:51 PM:

    " Typical Douglas bad choices, I agree with watcher's comments. Where is the public imput. "

    FRANKY wrote on Feb 4, 2008 10:28 AM:

    " NO CANDIDATES FROM DOUGLAS IS THERE NO ONE WITH THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT KNOW OUR KIDS,PARENTS,COMMUNITY,I THINK SOMEBODY SHOULD STEP UP TOO THE PLATE AND TAKE A SWING SOMBEBODY FROM UOR COMMUNITY. "

    Watcher wrote on Feb 3, 2008 10:09 AM:

    " What a group. Hennings ran Tombstone into the ground financialy and tried to close schools with out talking to parents! He would show up at work about 10 every morning, leave by 2 and his secretary spent the first two hours of every day putting her makeup on. Bentley is the principal and superintendent in a very, very small school, this does not lend itself to leadership but will cause him to be a micromanager. "

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