School superintendent list down to 5 in Troy
The Troy School Board announced that it
has selected five finalists for the superintendent of schools
position.
The finalists will be in Troy on
Tuesday, Feb. 22 and Wednesday, Feb. 23 for the interview process,
school board member Steve Garrett announced.
The community is invited to meet with
the candidates at the Troy Activity Center on Feb. 22 from 6-8
p.m.
Interviews are open to the public and
will start at 1 p.m., at the Troy administration board room on Feb.
22. Two interviews will be conducted on Feb. 22 with the other
three interviews starting at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 23. A schedule for
the interviews is available online at the school district’s
website.
“The board spent a lot of time
reviewing the applications and deliberating on which ones are the
best fit for our school and the educational well being of our
students,” Garrett said. “These candidates rose to the top from the
pool we had to choose from. We all are looking forward to getting
to know these five candidates better.”
Current school superintendent Brady
Selle resigned effective July 1.
The five finalists chosen by the
board:
Arlene Bigby – Bigby holds a doctorate
in educational leadership from the University of Southern
Mississippi as well as a master’s degree in elementary education
from Montana State University-Northern. She has worked as at
teacher, dean of students, assistant principal, principal,
intervention specialist and a superintendent in several Montana
schools. She is currently employed as an intervention specialist
and assistant principal for the Wolf Point School District.
Larry Markuson – Markuson holds a
master’s degree in educational leadership from Montana State
University. In addition, Larry received his Bachelors degree in
Mathematics from Montana State University. He has worked as a
teacher, coach, principal and superintendent in several Montana
schools. Currently, he is employed as the superintendent/high
school principal for the Hot Springs school system. In addition, he
was a licensed general contractor for several years.
Mike Yovetich – Yovetich holds a
master’s degree in secondary school administration from the
University of Montana. He received a bachelor’s degree in history
from the University of Montana. He has worked as a teacher,
athletic director, assistant principal, and principal at schools in
Montana and Idaho. Currently he is employed as a principal for the
Post Falls (Idaho) School District. In addition, Yovetich operated
a small business for several years.
Marilyn Flammang – Flammang holds a
bachelor’s and master’s degree in education administration from
Wayne State College (Neb). She has worked as a teacher, coach,
principal and superintendent at schools in Iowa, Wyoming and
Montana. Currently, she is employed as the superintendent/principal
for the Hays-Lodge Pole School District. In addition, Flammang
operated a small business in Iowa.
Dan Wendt – Wendt holds a master’s
degree in education from Montana State University. He received his
bachelor’s degree in business administration with a minor in
computer science from Montana Tech in Butte. He has worked as a
teacher, coach, technology coordinator and principal at schools in
Idaho and Montana. Currently, Wendt is employed as the principal
for the Cut Bank School District.