The district received 34 applications for the position vacated last fall by Francisco Duran
TRENTON -- The Trenton school district has narrowed its superintendent search to two finalists to replace Francisco Duran, who left last fall to take a job in Virginia.
File photo of Trenton Board of Education Administration Building on N. Clinton Ave. The district received applications from 34 people, only 29 of which were deemed complete.
The field of candidates was then narrowed to eight semi-finalists. Of the five people that were selected for an interview and review process, two emerged as finalists.
The school board will meet on April 4 to review their background checks and credentials and members of the public will have a chance to meet one or both of the candidates at a meeting tentatively scheduled for April 6.
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The board plans to make its choice on April 11 and, pending contract negotiations and approval by the county superintendent, will appoint Duran's successor on April 25.
Lucy Feria, who was the board's second choice to take the top post in 2012, has been serving as the interim superintendent since Duran's departure. He left in early October to become the new chief academic officer of the Fairfax County Public Schools.
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