Lincoln school board to interview six candidates for superintendent

The Lincoln Consolidated Board of Education will interview six candidates for the district’s superintendent position, which will open up after current superintendent Lynn Cleary retires at the end of June.

The candidates will be interviewed in the first half of next week at Brick Elementary School, 8970 Whittaker Road. All of the interviews are open to the public.

The candidates are:

Richard Drury, the former superintendent of the Wheaton Public Schools in Illinois. He will be interviewed at 5 p.m. Monday.
Carlos Lopez, the current superintendent of the River Rouge Public Schools. He will be interviewed at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
Sarena Shivers, the current interim assistant superintendent at the Washtenaw Intermediate School District. She will be interviewed at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Heather Blum, the current director of academic accountability and student services for the Harper Woods school district. She will be interviewed at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
James Tenbusch the current director of assessment, data and technology for the Round Lake Area School District in Illinois. He will be interviewed at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Ellen Bonter the current superintendent of the Mason County Eastern schools. She will be interviewed at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.