JCPS to interview 6 candidates in search for new superintendent of Louisville school district

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Jefferson County Board of Education is moving forward in its search for a new superintendent.

The board, along with the Superintendent Screening Committee, held a special meeting Thursday evening that included an executive session.

In the public meeting, members voted to "move forward with the process" and interview six candidates for the Jefferson County Public Schools superintendent position.

The position will be available this summer following Superintendent Dr. Marty Pollio's retirement.

Last September, Pollio announced he would be stepping down July 1 this year after nearly three decades with Kentucky's largest school district.

JCPS formed the Superintendent Search Advisory Committee to guide Hazard Young Attea Associates, a search firm asked to help hire Pollio's replacement.

For more information, such as the superintendent search timeline, click here.

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