Sartell St. Stephen Schools Narrow Down Superintendent Candidate Field

(KNSI) – The Sartell-St. Stephen School Board has narrowed the field of candidates for superintendent down to three.

At its meeting Wednesday night, the board selected Greg Johnson, Superintendent at Albany Area Schools, Kay Nelson, who is the Assistant Superintendent for Sartell-St. Stephen Schools, and Dr. Jeffrey Ridlehoover, who is the Assistant Superintendent for Mounds View Public Schools.

Johnson has been the Superintendent at Albany Area Schools since 2014. Before that, he served as Principal for Sartell-St. Stephen Schools and St. Cloud Area Schools. He has also been a K-12 Principal at Swanville Public Schools and an elementary school teacher for Moorhead Area Schools.

Nelson has been with Sartell-St. Stephen Schools since 1991, starting as a music teacher before moving on to become a District Assessment Specialist in 1998. She served in that role until 2000, before returning to the classroom until 2012 when she was named Assistant Superintendent.

Dr. Jay Ridlehoover has served mostly in the Twin Cities area as a science and chemistry teacher, Associate Principal, Assistant Principal, Principal, and Adjunct Professor at Hamline University.

The district says there were 18 applicants for the position, which was whittled down to six and now the final three. Interviews begin with the candidates on March 8th.

Current Superintendent Jeff Schwiebert announced his retirement in December.

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