Meet the candidates hoping to be the next Fayette County Public Schools superintendent

The Fayette County Board of Education has announced the names of the candidates who are hoping to be the next superintendent for Fayette County Public Schools.

IT HAS COME DOWNTO FIVE FINALISTS INTHE SEARCH FORTHE NEXTSUPERINTENDENTFOR FAYETTECOUNTY PUBLICSCHOOLS -- AND WEWANT YOU TO BEINCLUDED IN THEDISCUSSION.NANCYFSGTHE FIVE FINALISTSARE: DR. TAWANAGROVER, DR.DEMTRUS LIGGINS,ANGELA DOMINGUEZ,DR. MELVIN BROWN,AND DR.CHRISTOPHERBERNIER.THEY LEADDISTRICTS IN STATESLIKE NEBRASKA,NEVADA, TEXAS, ANDOHIO.LARRYLEX 18 ANCHOR DIADAVIDSON HAS BEENSPEAKING WITHVARIOUS PEOPLEFROM OURCOMMUNITY...LISTENING TO WHATYOU WANT FROMYOUR NEXTEDUCATION LEADER.SHE JOINS US NOW ..LIVE WITH AN IN-DEPTH LOOK.DIA?NANCY, LARRY GOODEVENING ANDWELCOME TONORSWORTHYAUDITORIUM..

IN THEOLD FAYETTECOUNTY SCHOOLADMINISTRATIONBUILDING .

THE SITE..

IN 24 HOURS ..

OFTHE FIRST OF TWODAYS OF VIRTUALINTERVIEWS ..

WITHTHE 5 CANDIDATESSELECTED BY A TEAMOF SCHOOLLEADERS AS WELLAS PARENT ANDSTUDENTREPRESENTATIVES.TOMORROW ANDTHURSDAY, I WILL BEASKING THE TOUGH,YET NECESSARYQUESTIONS OFTHESE CANDIDATES.

MANY OF THEQUESTIONS FROMYOU ..

OUR VIEWERS.BUT TODAY .

THEQUESTION ASKED .WHO DO PARENTSWANT TO BE THENEXT LEADER OFOUR STATE'SSECOND LARGESTSCHOOL DISTRICT.HERE ARE TWOTHOUGHTS ON WHATTHEY HOPE THEBOARD WILLCONSIDER WHENMAKING THATDECISION.SCHOOL, IT IS SOMUCH MORE THANJUST THE 3 R'S.FOR CHILDRENTODAY, IT IS APLACE TODISCOVERTHEMSELVES ANDWHERE THEY FIT INTHE WORLD.

THATIS WHY, SELECTINGTHE RIGHT PERSONTO NOT ONLY LEAD,BUT SET THE TONEAND TEMPERATUREOF OUR PUBLICSCHOOLS ISESSENTIAL.<DEVINE CARAMA,DIRECTOR, ONELEXINGTON: "WEHAVE TO MEET OURYOUNG PEOPLEWHERE THOSECHANGES AREOCCURRING, SOTHIS IS NOT JUST ABLACK OR WHITEISSUE THAT ITMIGHT HAVE BEEN20 YEARS AGO,THIS IS SO MUCHMORE WHEN YOUTALK ABOUTDIVERSITY ANDINCLUSION.

WHENWE ALL COMETOGETHER THAT ISWHEN WE ARE ATOUR BEST.

SO WENEED TO MAKE ALLSTUDENTS FEELINCLUDED."BUT WHAT DOES ITTAKE, WHO IS THERIGHT ONE FOR THEJOB, HOW CAN YOUMEET THE NEEDS OFEVERYONE ..FROMPARENTS ANDSTUDENTS ..

TOSTAFF ANDTEACHERS.

FOR THISPARENT, THE CHOICEAND PROCESS ISCRYSTAL CLEAR.ADRIENNE THAKUR,FAYETTE COUNTYPARENT: "THEPERFECTCANDIDATE WOULDHAVE TO BE ASTRONG,COMPASSIONATELEADER.

AN ACTIVEANDCOMPASSIONATELISTENER.WOULDALSO NEED TOHAVE A GOODHANDLE ONCHANGEMANAGEMENTSTRATEGIES THATARE RESEARCHBASED AS WELL ASADAPTABLE.

THATPERSON WOULDNEED TO BE AWAREOF AND HAVESKILLS ININNOVATIVEPROBLEM SOLVING,IN NOT ONLYEDUCATION, BUTALSO IN BRINGINGEQUITY TO OURCOMMUNITY."AND JOINING MENOW, THE MANLEADING THESCHOOL BOARD ANDTHE SEARCH TEAM,TYLER MURPHY.TOUGH JOB, WHATHAS BEEN THEPROCESS, WHAT CANTHE COMMUNITYEXPECT OVER THENEXT TWO DAYS .WHAT ABOUT THECOMMUNITY MEETAND GREET IN JUNE.DIA AND TYLERMURPHY AD LIBLIVE INTERVIEWUNTIL TOMORROW .PLEASE TAKE AMOMENT TO LOOK ATTHE CANDIDATESAND SEND US YOURQUESTIONS ANDWATCH!

PARTICIPATEIN THE PROCESS .IT IS AN INVESTMENTIN NOT ONLY OURCHILDRENINDIVIDUALLY ..

BUTOUR COMMUNITY ASA WHOLE.COVERING THENEWS IN LEXINGTON,DIA DAVIDSON...BACK TO YOU.NANCY