Candidates to Attend Virtual Community and Staff Forum on April 15. From left: Steve Berbeco, Gregory Kirkland, Lauren McBride.
Vermont Business Magazine The Burlington High School Principal Hiring Committee has announced three finalists for the BHS principalship. The candidates are Steve Berbeco, who most recently served as Deputy Commissioner for the Child Development Division of Vermont’s Department for Children and Families; Gregory Kirkland, an assistant principal at Clayton County Public Schools; and Lauren McBride, the current interim principal at Burlington High School.
All candidates will participate in a virtual Community and Staff Forum on April 15, from 6 to 7:30 PM. Stakeholders will have the chance to hear candidates answer questions about their qualifications and their hopes for the future of education and BHS. The forum will be live via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/94271708131 and will also be streamed to the District’s YouTube channel.
“I am excited that our search has identified three qualified candidates to move forward in this process,” said Superintendent Tom Flanagan. “And I am happy that our community will have a chance to hear from each of the candidates about their vision to support the high school and move our students forward on their educational journey.”
“We are grateful to our volunteer hiring committee who has worked so hard to help us find the right fit for our students, school, and community with this important hire,” said Executive Director of Human Resources Susan “Zé” Anderson Brown, who has been helping facilitate the search. Anderson-Brown noted that the 11-member hiring committee included teachers, staff, a parent, a community member, and a student who conducted eight first-round interviews together after receiving 18 applications for the position. The committee used a ranking matrix during the interviews and advanced the top candidates to the next step in the process.
Following the Community and Staff Forum on April 15, the committee will reconvene to submit a recommendation to Superintendent Flanagan, who will also meet with the candidates individually. Candidate bios and photos can be found on the BSD website, along with candidate responses to a question from the written application process.
Burlington School District (BSD) is a pre-k-12 public school system of about 4,000 students in Burlington, VT. BSD’s mission is to graduate students who: value different cultures, engage with the community, communicate effectively, think creatively, skillfully solve problems, and achieve at their highest academic, intellectual, and personal potential. www.bsdvt.org
Source: Burlington, VT The Burlington High School 4.7.2021