Candidate Interviews To Start In Jenkintown Superintendent Search

JENKINTOWN BOROUGH, PA — Candidate interviews are set to begin to hire the Jenkintown School District's new schools superintendent.

School Board President Carolyn Riley provided an update on the search to replace the retiring Schools Superintendent Jill Takacs.

Riley said the school district is moving into the next phase of the search process, with candidate interviews with the administrative staff beginning next week.

"As we move forward and the candidate pool is narrowed down, there will be opportunities to meet the candidates and learn about their vision for the Jenkintown School District," Riley said.

Riley thanked Regina Speaker, Sandra Edling, and Jack Hurd at the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit, and Kristin Reed for managing the superintendent search process.

Schools Superintendent Jill Takacs informed school directors that she would retire at the end of her current term, which concludes on Aug. 31.

Takacs came under fire by community members for her leadership of the school district and even took a temporary paid leave earlier this year.

Before her tenure, Takacs was the assistant superintendent of the Middletown Township Public Schools in Middletown, N.J.

As an educator for 35 years, she has served as teacher, assistant principal, principal, curriculum director, assistant superintendent, and acting superintendent.

She has been recognized and awarded on the state and local levels for her educational contributions with these endeavors including the 2015 Governor’s Educational Services Professionals Award, and has been featured on the New Jersey Department of Education’s website promoting educational initiatives, according to the school district's website.