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The Birmingham Public Schools board of education did not have to look far to find its next permanent superintendent.
The board of education selected Embekka Roberson, the district s assistant superintendent for student learning and inclusion, to lead the school district that spans Birmingham and parts of Bloomfield Township, Troy and West Bloomfield Township during a special meeting held June 8 at the BPS administration offices in Beverly Hills. I want to thank all seven board trustees for your support, Roberson said when called by board president Kimberly Whitman to inform her of their decision after the vote. You will not be disappointed.
The field to select the next Birmingham superintendent has been halved.
Three candidates out of the six interviewed by the district s board of education have been invited to return for second interviews. Those candidates coming back are:
Stephen Bigelow, Superintendent of Bay City Public Schools in Bay City
Embekka Roberson, Assistant Superintendent for Student Learning and Inclusion for Birmingham Public Schools
Benjamin Mainka, Superintendent of Swartz Creek Community Schools in Swartz Creek
The board voted unanimously during a special meeting May 27 to bring the three back before the board for interviews after a week of public interviews. It was a process, Vice President Lori Ajlouny said, that was difficult.
Six candidates will interview later this month for the top administrative position in Birmingham Public Schools.
The board of education will meet with the candidates during individual interviews beginning May 24 and will continue through May 26. Finalists will be determined during a meeting May 27.
The six selected candidates for the position are:
John Bernia, Chief Academic Officer for Warren Consolidated Schools in Warren
Mark Greathead, Superintendent of Woodhaven-Brownstown School District in Woodhaven
Stephen Bigelow, Superintendent of Bay City Public Schools in Bay City
Shanie Keelean, Associate Superintendent of School Leadership and Development for Waukegan Community School District in Waukegan, Illinois
Embekka Roberson, Assistant Superintendent for Student Learning and Inclusion for Birmingham Public Schools
Jon Dean is the new GPPSS superintendent
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FARMS Jon Dean, deputy superintendent for the Grosse Pointe Public School System, was appointed superintendent at a special board meeting held May 12 at Brownell Middle School in Grosse Pointe Farms.
The school board voted 4-3 to name Dean superintendent.
Board President Joseph Herd, Vice President Margaret Weertz, Secretary Christopher Lee and Treasurer Colleen Worden voted in favor of appointing Dean.
Trustees Lisa Papas, David Brumbaugh and Ahmed Ismail voted against the measure. Papas and Brumbaugh were in favor of selecting the second finalist, Stephen Bigelow, current Bay City Public Schools superintendent, but the vote on that motion failed 5-2.
School board prepares to appoint new superintendent
Grosse Pointe Public School System Superintendent Gary Niehaus announced his retirement during a Sept. 14 board meeting held in a virtual format.
File photo by Sean Work
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GROSSE POINTES The Grosse Pointe Public School System Board of Education is on its way to naming a new superintendent.
The school board plans to appoint the district’s new top administrator May 12 after conducting final interviews May 11-12.
On April 28, the school board had narrowed the field of candidates down to two: Jon Dean, deputy superintendent for GPPSS, and Stephen Bigelow, Bay City Public Schools superintendent. School officials provided background information on both candidates on the district’s website at www.gpschools.org.