The Dickinson Public School board set a special meeting at their regular meeting Monday night to narrow down applicants for the superintendent position.
The board agreed on a date of Wednesday, Feb. 18 to hold the meeting.
School board president Dean Rummel said approximately four to six applicants have submitted partial information, but no applications have been completed.
The deadline for applications for the position has been set for Thursday.
Rummel said he expects to see about 10 completed applications once the deadline is reached.
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The board also set a date for interview for the final four applicants, which is scheduled to be held March 2 through March 5.
"I would suggest we do one a day," Rummel said. "We are setting the schedule up fairly similar to what we did last time."
Rummel said a tentative schedule of events for each final applicant will include a tour of the schools, lunch with outgoing superintendent Paul Stremick, a tour of Dickinson, along with an informal meeting with staff or community members, followed by dinner with the board and then a formal interview.
"We want to make sure the individual knows all the things that are going on in our wonderful community and to show it off," Rummel said.
In other news, a one-year baseball agreement with Dickinson Public Schools and Dickinson Baseball Club Inc., was up for renewal and was passed unanimously.
Early retirement incentive applications were approved, submitted by a number of staff of Dickinson Public Schools.
Deborah Walth, grade three teacher at Heart River, Susan Kolling, grade four teacher at Lincoln Elementary, Jan Biederstadt, Day Treatment teacher at Hagen Junior High, Darlene Medlar, grade four teacher at Heart River Elementary and James Glasser, physical education teacher at Dickinson High School. The resignations are effective May 29 of this year.
"Within the five for the early retirements of teachers we have 128 years within the district and some of them brought experience to Dickinson Public Schools," said Vince Reep, business manager and director of personnel for Dickinson Public Schools.
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The special meeting of the board is set to be held at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 18 in the Central Administration Building.
The next regular meeting of the board is scheduled for 5 p.m., March 9, also in the Central Administration Building.
