Search is on for District 728 interim superintendent

The Elk River Area School District posted for an interim superintendent this week to replace Superintendent Mark Bezek, who is done at the end of this month after taking a job in Somerset, Wisc.
The posting will close on Wednesday, July 27, and interviews are planned for Friday, July 29. Several candidates have reportedly expressed interest in serving in an interim role.
The job opening was posted on the Minnesota Association of School Administrators web page and the Minnesota School Boards Association web page.
The plan is for the School Board to hire someone at its 7 p.m. meeting on Aug. 8 at Elk River City Hall.
There will be a planning meeting on Sept. 26 related to the search for a permanent school superintendent.
The School Board will add a new board member after the Aug. 9 primary. There are three candidates seeking to fill out the remainder of former School Board Member Jane Bunting’s seat. They are Jerry Jaker, of Elk River; Gregg Peppin, of Rogers; and Anthony Martin Pietrzak Jr., of Elk River.
The School Board will add at least another two and maybe three new board members come January as only one incumbent, School Board Chairwoman Holly Thompson, of Zimmerman, filed for re-election. The others seeking office are Christi Tullbane, of Rogers, Joel Nelson, of Ramsey; Kristian Mortenson, of Elk River; John Parker, of Elk River; Andrew Kennedy, of Otsego; and Gary Kowalkowski, of Elk River. The top six in the Aug. 9 primary will advance to the general election in November.
The Star News will publish a voter’s guide next week that will include the races for School Board and primary races for the Sherburne County Board of Commissioners.