New Superintendent Candidates Info.

From the Leader Telegram


The interview process will continue March 6 and 7. The two candidates
for the Eau Claire school district's superintendent position will be
interviewed by focus groups, school administrators and district staff.
In addition, a community forum will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
both evenings at DeLong Middle School, 2000 Vine St. "I encourage the
public to come and meet (the candidates) personally at the ... forums
on March 6 and 7," said Mike Bollinger, a school board member.


Superintendent search down to two
By Christena T. O'Brien
Leader-Telegram staff O'Brien can be reached at 830-5838, 800-236-7077
or christena.obrien@ecpc.com.
Superintendents in Clinton, Iowa, and Oshkosh are finalists for the
Eau Claire school district's top job.

Randall Clegg and Ron Heilmann, two of five candidates recently
interviewed by the school board, each has more than 15 years'
experience and were selected unanimously by the board as the top two
picks.

Clegg is superintendent of the Clinton Community School District and
Heilmann is superintendent of the Oshkosh Area School District.

"I think either one of these candidates would be great," board member
Brent Wogahn said.

Mike Bollinger, another board member, agreed.

"They each bring a wealth of experience, vision and proven leadership," he said.

Nine people applied for the position.

"Eau Claire has an awesome reputation across the state as a school
district," Heilmann said in a telephone interview Thursday, "and I see
(this position) as a really exciting opportunity."

Clegg likewise is enthusiastic about the possibility of coming to Eau Claire.

"I'm at the point in my career where I'm looking for the next
challenge," he said.

Clegg said he's dealt with declining revenue for 23 years. He added
that in making tough budget decisions he favors transparency and uses
a system to rank priorities and allow the public to decide.

Born in Milwaukee, Heilmann graduated from Muskego High School in
1973, and from UW-Green Bay with a triple major in anthropology,
linguistics and psychology in 1977. He completed his teacher
certification in Broadfield social studies from UW-Madison in 1979 and
received his master's degree in educational administration from the
University of Houston-Clear Lake and doctorate in educational
leadership from the University of Houston-University Park in 1996.

Heilmann was a teacher and coach at Wild Rose High School from 1979 to
1981 before moving to Texas to continue his teaching and
administrative career. He was superintendent of schools of the
Danbury, Texas, independent school district for five years before
returning to Wisconsin to become superintendent in Oshkosh in 1998.

Clegg received his bachelor's degree in elementary and secondary
instrumental music education from UW-Stevens Point in 1977, a master's
degree in secondary educational administration from Winona (Minn.)
State University in 1982, an educational specialist degree in
secondary educational administration, also from Winona State, in 1985,
and a doctorate in educational administration from the University of
Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls in 1989.

Clegg has served as superintendent in the Clinton school district
since 1996. Before that, he was superintendent of the Saydel
Consolidated, Sac City Community and Dumont Community school
districts, all in Iowa.