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Rockwood's Superintendent Borchers Looks South for Potential New Job

Oak Ridge Board of Education directors in Tennessee reportedly are hosting Bruce Borchers, Rockwood School District superintendent, on Monday for a meet-and-greet with that community.

Rockwood School District's Superintendent Bruce Borchers was just reported to be among the top three candidates for new job as superintendent of the Oak Ridge Board of Education in Tennessee, per an article published in the Knoxville News Sentinel, less than an hour ago.

The article indicates Borchers and his family members are being invited back Monday for a tour of the city, as well as a meet-and-greet with community leaders and residents.

“If (Borchers) is willing and things go well, the potential is there to offer him a contract,” Oak Ridge Board Chairman Keys Fillauer told the Knoxville News Sentinel.

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Fillauer also said the board could hold a special meeting Monday evening to vote on the matter.

Borchers was among the three top contenders board members picked for interviews from seven finalists brought to their attention by the search firm, Ray and Associates Inc.

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Also interviewed Tuesday were Dale Lynch, superintendent of the 10,300-student Hamblen County School District in Morristown, TN, and Bryan Keith Rowland, superintendent of the 6,250-student Shenandoah County Public Schools in Woodstock, VA.

Ray and Associates reportedly received 78 applications for the job, vacated when Tom Bailey retired Dec. 31.

If Borchers is selected for the new job, his contract likely would include a salary in the $175,000 range, the article stated.


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