Six candidates will be interviewed behind closed doors Thursday with five more interviews taking place in executive session Friday, said Toni Konz Tatman, interim communications director for the Kentucky Department of Education.
That session will be closed to the public, but it will be followed by an open session in which the board could take action.
The contract, finalized Tuesday and set to expire June 30, would pay Greenwood/Asher $75,000 to search for viable candidates to replace former Education Commissioner Wayne Lewis.
The board voted unanimously Wednesday during a virtual meeting, the first major Kentucky board to do so under Gov. Andy Beshear’s directive to conduct business remotely.
Lee Todd, one of three board members tasked with evaluating proposals from prospective search firms, speculated that because the Kentucky Department of Education issued its request for proposals around the holidays, timing might have limited how many responses the board received.
Covington-based attorney Steven Megerle filed the motion for injunctive relief in U.S. District Court Monday.
The department’s solicitation for requests for proposals from prospective search firms, which was issued Dec. 20, expires 2:30 p.m. Jan. 24.
The Nashville-based university announced the hire in a news release Monday.
Lewis submitted his conditional letter of resignation during a meeting by the newly formed state education board on Thursday.
As Beshear addressed the media in his news conference, he touted his dedication to public education and pension reform, much as he had done throughout the campaign, which also focused on healthcare and creating jobs.
