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.
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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.
Farmington Public Schools narrowed its superintendent search to five.
The district s board of education will interview the five finalists Wednesday and Thursday. The board will narrow the group from five after Thursday s interviews and conduct a second round of interviews May 11-13.
The school board has previously indicated it would like to install a new superintendent by summer.
Four of the finalists are outsiders to the district, and one is an internal candidate. Two are already working as superintendents, while the others all serve in assistant or deputy roles.
Community members are welcome to attend each interview virtually. Details on how to log on to each interview will be posted on the district s website at farmington.k12.mi.us/Page/2080.