Middletown Forum : Price finalist again http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; Middletown Forum : School Board : Price finalist again Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:11:50 +0000 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:24:59 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 10.12 360 www.middletownusa.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2647 Middletown Forum http://middletownusa.com/images/blog-logo.jpg http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ Price finalist again : Funny you should ask . . . School... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2647&PID=16833&title=price-finalist-again#16833 Author: swohio75
Subject: 2647
Posted: Feb 22 2010 at 6:24pm

Funny you should ask . . .

School board will resume
superintendent selection
meeting tomorrow

The Northwestern • February 22, 2010

The Oshkosh school board will resume its selection
of the districts next superintendent at noon
Tuesday.

The board met to discuss its three top candidates
for the position for three hours Friday, but came
away without a decision.

The three candidates being considered for the job
are Steve Price, former superintendent in
Middletown, Ohio; Donald Viegut, deputy
superintendent in Wausau and Kathleen Williams,
retired superintendent of the East Maine School
District 63 in suburban Chicago.

All three finalists were in town this week for a full
day of interviews and discussion of compensation
with the school board, meetings with principals,
school tours and a one-hour reception with the
public at the Oshkosh Public.

The school board has been looking for a new top
administrator since March 2008 when former
Superintendent Ron Heilmann took a job with the
Eau Claire school district. The district's top
candidate in 2008 withdrew after being offered the
job, and the board instead hired Bette Lang, former
superintendent for the Stevens Point district, as an
interim administrator.

The board has set a goal of naming a new
superintendent by March 1.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:24:59 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2647&PID=16833&title=price-finalist-again#16833 Price finalist again : VietVet wrote:Haven't... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2647&PID=16830&title=price-finalist-again#16830 Author: Hermes
Subject: 2647
Posted: Feb 22 2010 at 4:22pm

Originally posted by VietVet VietVet wrote:

Haven't heard....what happened to Price and Oshkosh?
 
 
He is running for governor of Wisconsin now, he couldn't get a job as a superintendent so governor would be next best thing. LOL
]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:22:32 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2647&PID=16830&title=price-finalist-again#16830 Price finalist again : Haven't heard....what happened... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2647&PID=16826&title=price-finalist-again#16826 Author: VietVet
Subject: 2647
Posted: Feb 22 2010 at 4:09pm

Haven't heard....what happened to Price and Oshkosh?]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:09:24 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2647&PID=16826&title=price-finalist-again#16826 Price finalist again : Pay Masfield forward: Oshgosh... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2647&PID=16436&title=price-finalist-again#16436 Author: acclaro
Subject: 2647
Posted: Feb 07 2010 at 10:00pm

Pay Masfield forward:
Oshgosh paper (by gosh)
 
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/
]]> Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:00:24 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2647&PID=16436&title=price-finalist-again#16436 Price finalist again : Perhaps we should alert the Oshkosh... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2647&PID=16435&title=price-finalist-again#16435 Author: VietVet
Subject: 2647
Posted: Feb 07 2010 at 7:22pm

Perhaps we should alert the Oshkosh folks of Price's activities while super here in Middletown. The Mansfield folks did us a great favor on the Journal forums in alerting us of past activities of their former Superintendent before he withdrew before the community forum. Gettin' old- can't for the life of me, think of the guy's name.    I remember the Butler Tech candidate was Sommers. ]]> Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:22:54 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2647&PID=16435&title=price-finalist-again#16435 Price finalist again : Do these school boards not research... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2647&PID=16433&title=price-finalist-again#16433 Author: randy
Subject: 2647
Posted: Feb 07 2010 at 2:42pm

Do these school boards not research their candidates at all, or do they just pull names from a hat???]]> Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:42:19 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2647&PID=16433&title=price-finalist-again#16433 Price finalist again : Three finalists named for Oshkosh... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2647&PID=16415&title=price-finalist-again#16415 Author: swohio75
Subject: 2647
Posted: Feb 06 2010 at 5:37pm

Three finalists named for Oshkosh schools superintendent

Northwestern Staff

The Oshkosh school board on Friday named three finalists for superintendent of schools.

The finalists are Stephen C. Price, former superintendent in Middletown, Ohio; Donald Viegut, deputy superintendent in Wausau; and Kathleen Williams, former superintendent of East Maine School District 63 in the northern suburbs of Chicago.

The school board brought in six finalists for the position this week prior to naming the finalists. The three finalists will be interviewed during the week of Feb. 15, with the board's selection of the next superintendent expected on Feb. 19.

This marks the board's third attempt at filling the position since March 2008 when former Superintendent Ron Heilmann took a job with the Eau Claire school district.

The district's top candidate in 2008 withdrew his application at the last minute, and the board instead hired Bette Lang, former superintendent for the Stevens Point district, as an interim administrator.

In January 2009, the board abandoned a second search to focus on promoting three April referendums.

The board resumed the search in September.

All three candidates have significant experience as leaders of school districts, including:

Stephen Price

Price ended a seven-year tenure as superintendent of the Middletown, Ohio, school district in July, after signing a separation agreement with the school board. According to published news reports, the separation followed what one school board member called a difference of opinion on substantial policy issues.

Since then, he has taught teacher leadership at Miami University of Ohio. Price began his career as an elementary school teacher in Oxford, Ohio, and rose to school principal in six years. He worked in other administrative positions in other districts before being named superintendent in Masillon, Ohio, a position he held for two years before taking the job in Middletown.

Price said activities like hunting and fishing, and the fact his children like snow, raised his interest in the Oshkosh position. He said the size of the city and district is a little larger than Middletown.

"I believe there's some opportunities that match my strengths and backgrounds," Price said Friday. "It's a community of the size I was looking for, there are good things happening in the community and there are good things happening with achievement. With the types of things I've done in the areas of school finance and raising achievement in all area, it looked like a good fit."

Donald Viegut

Viegut is deputy superintendent at Wausau School District, a position he's held for two years. Wausau is slightly smaller than the Oshkosh district. As deputy superintendent, Viegut evaluates administrators and oversees leadership responsibilities along with the administrative team as they oversee staff professional growth and development.

Viegut, 50, a married and the father of three college-aged children, said he researched Oshkosh and said he has the skills to make a difference in the school district.

"The needs they have are a match for my very strong leadership building skills. I do a lot of work with administrative leadership," Viegut said. "Oshkosh has a very broad economic base that's just ripe for high quality leadership. I work well with people."

A native of central Wisconsin, Viegut has lived in the state all his life.

He began his career as a middle school technology teacher at D.C. Everest School in Schofield. After that he worked as an elementary principal and director of curriculum and instruction for the Merrill School District.

Prior to his position in Wausau, Viegut was superintendent for the Marathon School District. During his tenure, the district passed a referendum and secured more than $500,000 more in community donations.

Kathleen Williams

Williams retired in June after nine years as superintendent of schools in East Maine School District 63, a kindergarten through eighth-grade district in Des Plaines, Ill. The district has six K-6 elementary schools and a junior high school.

She was previously superintendent in Lawrence, Kan. and assistant superintendent of staff operations in Schaumburg, Ill.

She began her career in 1971 as a teacher at St. Hubert's School in Hoffman Estates, Ill.

Williams was not immediately available for comment Friday afternoon, but in her resume she listed achievement highlights that include experience working with ethically and economically diverse populations, work in urban, suburban and rural settings, success hiring highly competent staff, and a collaborative approach to leadership.

Additional Facts
At a glance
The three finalists will follow the same routine over three consecutive days of interviews; Stephen Price on March 15, Donald Viegut on March 16 and Kathleen Williams on March 17. The interview itinerary includes:
E9 to 10 a.m.: Meet with elementary principals.
E10 to 11 a.m.: Meet with secondary principals
E11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Lunch and meeting with the OASD executive team
E12:45 to 1:45 p.m.: Tour Carl Traeger K-8 School
E 2 to 3 p.m.: Tour Oshkosh West High School
E3:15 to 3:45 p.m.: Tour Oaklawn Elementary School
E4 to 5 p.m.: Candidate public reception at the Oshkosh Public Library, open to all community members
E 6:30 p.m.: Dinner with Board of Education at Beckett's Restaurant
E7 p.m.: School board interview of candidates.
The school board will hold a special meeting Feb. 19 in closed session to deliberate and select the final candidate.

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