Superintendent candidate list trimmed to 7

The Lebanon school board has narrowed the number of superintendent candidates to seven and will interview them on March 29-30.

The application deadline was March 12 and the board narrowed the field of candidates at its March 15 meeting.

The board will interview the following people on March 29:

■ Aaron Moran, superintendent, Versailles Exempted Village Schools in Darke County.

■ Robert Buskirk, interim superintendent, Lebanon City Schools.

■ Dr. Jennifer Penczarski, superintendent, Kenton City Schools in Hardin County.

■ Dr. Tom Bailey, superintendent, Washington Court House City Schools in Fayette County.

On March 30, the board will interview:

■ Isaac Seevers, superintendent, Greeneview Local Schools in Greene County.

■ Gary Chapman, superintendent, Jonathan Alder Local Schools in Madison County.

■ Dr. Greg Williams, superintendent, New Lebanon Local Schools in Montgomery County.

According to the board’s timeline, they are planning stakeholder meet and greet sessions and final interviews on April 7.

The board expects to make a selection by the April 9 board meeting and for the new superintendent to start on Aug. 1.

The new superintendent will replace Todd Yohey, who retired at the end of 2020. Yohey will become associate director for the Southwest Ohio Computer Association.

He had served as the district’s superintendent since 2016 and has been in public education for 33 years.