Bibb school superintendent session draws crowd | Education | Macon.com

If a crowd Thursday has its way, Bibb County’s next school superintendent would be a leader and a uniter. The perfect candidate also would be a whiz at finances and technology who could hit the ground running.

About 75 people attended a school board listening session at Central High School to hear ideas for the next superintendent, who would become the system’s first regular superintendent since the school board bought Romain Dallemand out of his contract last February. Some speakers, perhaps thinking of Dallemand’s controversial run in Bibb County, asked if the worst candidates could be avoided.

“Let’s do a very thorough background check,” suggested speaker Brigitte Molen, drawing the discussion’s first applause. She suggested asking not just school officials but people in the community and parents of students about how candidates performed in a candidate’s previous jobs.

While several people suggested the new superintendent should know Georgia education and Georgia values, several staff members suggested looking closer to home.

“We need you as a board to believe that our people here are just as smart and just as bright as all those people sending in the resumes that you don’t know anything about,” said Janice Flowers, the Bibb school system’s gifted director.

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