Over 20 People Applied To Be The New Middletown School Superintendent

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — What's the latest with the search for a full-time superintendent for Middletown schools?

More than 20 people applied for the job, school board president Chris Aveta revealed at the Tuesday night school board meeting.

Aveta said he and the rest of the board are currently reviewing all the applications that were submitted, and reviewing the credentials of each candidate.

All the board members will then be asked to select candidates they want to bring in for interviews.

Currently, Kevin Cullen is interim superintendent of Middletown schools. The school board selected him to take over the district's top job because superintendent Jessica Alfone retired early; her last day was June 30.

Alfone retired early with two years still left in her five-year contract. Mary Ellen Walker, the superintendent before Alfone, quit early, too, with years still left in her contract.

The school board approved Cullen to be acting superintendent from July 1 of this year through June 30, 2027, or until the school district hires a permanent superintendent.

Before he became acting superintendent, Cullent also the assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction and special education. He will be paid an additional $120 per day in addition to his current salary to do both jobs.

The Middletown school board engaged the New Jersey School Boards Association to help it do a superintendent search.

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