After a round of interviews this week, the Bonduel School Board has narrowed its candidates for district administrator down to two finalists who will be interviewed again on Monday.
Bonduel High School Principal Patrick Rau and Coleman School District Superintendent Brian Walters are the two still in the running to replace Peter Behnke.
Behnke is retiring in June after 25 years overseeing the district.
Behnke said the school board will likely deliberate after the interviews and could reach a decision Monday night. That would be followed by “a few days of negotiations” over the salary and fringe benefits package.
Behnke’s salary is $124,388.
The School Board’s goal is to officially confirm the new district administrator at the board’s regular meeting April 21.
The school district received 17 applications for the position before narrowing that down to six finalists.
Those six were interviewed Monday and Tuesday and were also taken on tours of the district.
They included Bonduel Elementary Principal Peggy Jones, Washington Island School District Superintendent Timothy Raymond, De Soto School District Administrator James Kuchta and River Valley School District Pupil Services Director Mati Palm-Leis.
Behnke said the board was pleased with the applicant pool and all of those interviewed were solid candidates.