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Mesa Public Schools governing board announces superintendent finalists

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By Alexa D' Angelo | | Updated

The Mesa Public Schools governing board announced the selection of three finalists for the superintendent position.

The finalists are:

  • Dr. Andi Fourlis, current deputy superintendent at Mesa Public Schools

  • Dr. Heath Morrison, current president of the School group at McGraw-Hill Education

  • Mrs. Holly Williams, current executive director of master planning & bond projects at Mesa Public Schools


The superintendent position was left vacant after the former superintendent, Ember Conley, resigned.
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The district will host a live-streamed Q&A session with the individual finalists April 6. The board will conduct interviews with the finalists April 7 and intends to announce the superintendent appointment at the April 14 Governing Board meeting.

Finalist biographies will be posted by April 1 on the district's website, www.mpsaz.org.
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